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On October 20, 2026, the 2026 Physical AI and World Model Conference opened in Nanjing, hosted by Jiangsu Provincial Data Group, Nanjing Big Data Group, and the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence. According to an October 23 report by QbitAI, three Turing Award laureates—Yann LeCun, Andrew Yao, and John Hopcroft—spoke via video. The conference released 50 typical application scenarios for "Physical AI and World Models" in 2026, covering five major areas: industrial development, social governance, scientific research, public services, and consumption upgrading, and signed the country's first "Physical AI and World Model Investment Fund" with a total scale of 5 billion yuan. There are currently no subsequent development facts.
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2026 Physics AI and World Model Conference Opens in Nanjing: Three Turing Award Winners Speak, 50 Application Scenarios Unveiled
The 2026 Physics AI and World Model Conference opened in Nanjing on October 20. Three Turing Award winners—Yann LeCun, Andrew Yao, and John Hopcroft—spoke via video. The conference released 50 typical application scenarios for 2026 in "Physics AI and World Models," covering five major areas: industrial development, social governance, scientific research, livelihood services, and consumption upgrading, and signed the country's first "Physics AI and World Model Investment Fund" with a total scale of 5 billion yuan.