Chinese AI market optimistic despite scrutiny from West

Visitors walk by workers taking a rest on an exhibition billboard showing the Shanghai city with the words ‘understand your AI assistant’ during the 2024 The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) & High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance with the theme ‘Governing AI for Good and for All’ at the Shanghai Expo Center Multifunction Hall in Shanghai China, on July 4, 2024. — AP

SHANGHAI: China's AI sector showed confidence this week at a major fair in Shanghai that it would overcome restrictions imposed by the West, with companies rolling out cutting-edge products developed by a growing pool of young talent.

The country's generative AI industry has shown explosive growth, with the United Nations reporting China has in recent years been the top filer of patents for AI software that creates everything from illustrations to computer code.