On Sept 19, the 2025 East Lake International AI Summit concluded at the China Optics Valley Convention and Exhibition Center in Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone (Optics Valley of China, or OVC). The forum brought together industry, academia, research, and application sectors to explore pathways for high-quality industrial development.

The 2025 East Lake International AI Summit concludes in OVC.

Officials from Hubei province, Wuhan city, and OVC, along with experts, scholars, and industry representatives, convened to discuss cutting-edge topics such as large model evolution, embodied intelligence, and AI for Science. The forum was hosted by Wuhan AI Research, with co-sponsorship from Huawei and MindSpore.

A highlight of the event was the launch of the Zidong Taichu 4.0 multimodal inference model. This model is capable of "seeing, recognizing, and thinking," marking a technological leap from "text-based thinking" to "multimodal semantic thinking." Meanwhile, the "Zidong Taichu Cloud," China's first native multimodal model collaborative cloud and fully domestic full-stack AI computing cloud, was launched, offering comprehensive AI services to empower industrial upgrades.

The Zidong Taichu 4.0 multimodal inference model is launched.

During the summit discussions, Academician Zhou Chenghu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed building a "problem map" to address the limitations of scientific large models. Academician Xia Jun, meanwhile, introduced the "Yangtze River Simulator," providing technological support for the river's protection. 

In cross-industry collaboration, the "University of Chinese Academy of Sciences AI Alumni Association – Optics Valley" platform was launched, with 28 companies signing on as "Zidong Taichu" ecosystem partners.

The Wuhan AI Research will continue to promote the integration of industry, academia, research, and application, aiding Wuhan in the building of a world-class AI industry cluster and contributing to central Hubei's strategic rise.

Editor: DaiJingYi