In Pics: 2024 World Computing Conference Kicks off in Hunan

This photo taken on Sept. 24, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of the 2024 World Computing Conference in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHANGSHA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Under the theme "Calculating the World to Create a New Era -- Calculating the New Quality Productive Forces," the conference opened Tuesday in Changsha.

People visit an exhibition during the 2024 World Computing Conference in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

Visitors look at a robot on display at an exhibition during the 2024 World Computing Conference in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

People watch a robot dog demonstration at an exhibition during the 2024 World Computing Conference in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

A woman experiences the AI technology during the 2024 World Computing Conference in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Sept. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)