iFlytek Chairman Liu Qingfeng: Domestic computing power is still about two generations behind the global level, but there will certainly be a day when it runs neck and neck or even leads
Liu Qingfeng, Chairman of iFlytek, said at the main forum of the 2026 iFlytek Global 1024 Developer Festival that domestic computing power is still about two generations behind the global level, but it will soon narrow to one generation or half a generation, and there will certainly be a day when it runs neck and neck or even leads. He also pointed out that in the domestic ecosystem, almost no companies are truly putting effort into large-model training, and in the future more people need to pool their efforts on a fully independent and controllable platform.
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iFlytek Chairman Liu Qingfeng: Domestic computing power still lags the global level by about two generations, but there will surely come a day when we run neck and neck or even lead
2026-10-22 16:01 IT Home - Wang Miao
IT Home, October 22: The 2026 iFlytek Global 1024 Developer Festival kicked off today (October 22) at 14:00. This year's Developer Festival is themed "Liberate Productivity, Unleash Imagination," with linked dual venues in Beijing and Hefei, Anhui.
At the end of his keynote speech at the main forum, iFlytek Chairman Liu Qingfeng said that artificial intelligence is a great process in human history, but it is also a long-distance race that requires concerted effort.
Liu Qingfeng said that although domestic computing power still lags the global level by about two generations, it will soon close to one generation, and soon to half a generation, and there will surely come a day when we run neck and neck or even lead.
Liu Qingfeng also said that in our domestic ecosystem, almost no companies are truly putting effort into large model training, but he believes that in the future, more and more people will surely go deep into large model training and into a broader application ecosystem. "Because in the field of artificial intelligence, China not only cannot afford to lose; I believe we will surely achieve unique competitiveness and a unique voice globally. In this process, we need to pool our efforts on a fully independent and controllable platform."
IT Home noted that when talking about concerns regarding artificial intelligence, Liu Qingfeng believes that it is not just about security issues, nor just about token costs; in fact, the greater concern is what artificial intelligence means for human society. What kind of integration and challenges will carbon-based and silicon-based life ultimately face?
Liu Qingfeng said that this pooling of efforts, whether in education, healthcare, the market, or various fields, is in fact united by a basic mission and vision, so that more industry partners and tens of millions of developers can share the future, and so that artificial intelligence can profoundly change the world.