The 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, themed "Open Source, Open Access, Co-Build and Share - Joining Hands to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace," addressed a pressing question of the AI era: as gaps widen, how can benefits be shared?
China has been implementing its "AI+" action and actively promoting the inclusive deployment of smart technologies. Computing infrastructure is being optimized, with national computing hubs landing in the west and public computing opened to government and public services. Lightweight smart tools are aiding the elderly and farmers, while leading tech firms such as Alibaba Cloud and Baidu Smart Cloud have opened basic models and development tools, lowering the threshold for smaller enterprises.
To advance inclusive AI, the article calls for coordinated computing allocation under the "East Data, West Computing" project, open sharing of data and algorithms, and down-to-the-ground application services - so that the opportunities of intelligent development become more accessible to all.
