The exhibition board of 3rd World Conference on Artificial Consciousness in Shenzhen on March 21, 2026.
The two-day 3rd World Conference on Artificial Consciousness concluded on March 21 in Shenzhen, aiming to build an internationally influential platform for academic exchange and human-machine collaboration.
The conference was hosted by the World Association for Artificial Consciousness and the World Academy for Artificial Consciousness.
Scholars from China and other countries highlighted cutting-edge issues in artificial consciousness research, with interdisciplinary topics covering AI and neuroscience, psychology and cognition, ethics and morality, intention economy, as well as social governance.
During his online remarks, 2021 Turing Award laureate Jack Dongarra noted that the conference plays an important role in bringing together researchers from diverse backgrounds and encouraging interdisciplinary dialogue.
"Progress will likely come not from a single field, but from a collaboration among many communities working together," he projected.
Seeram Ramakrishna receives the interview in Shenzhen on March 21, 2026.
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna from Singapore, currently working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University, focuses on nanofibers research to make future wearables more responsive.
Seeram told South about his impressions of Shenzhen. First, the city is a pioneer in many novel technologies and innovations, especially in the microelectronics industry. Second, the conferences here related to AI and embedded intelligence provide opportunities for new innovations and areas.
"Shenzhen is a great place where you have an ecosystem and many supply chains that these advances require. I wish for a good future and more excitement for the city," he added.
Bi Siwen receives the interview in Shenzhen on March 21, 2026.
Correspondingly, Bi Siwen, Founder of Quantum Remote Sensing Technology and a fellow of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, hopes his quantum remote sensing technology can be implemented in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Bi introduced that he has developed six product prototypes.
The civilian quantum detector can be used for airport security and monitoring. Quantum lidar can penetrate clouds and fog for low-altitude economy. The quantum traditional Chinese medicine analyzer and quantum remote sensing medical image enhancement data processor can contribute to people's health and improve doctors' diagnostic efficiency, respectively.
"I have been working on this technology for 27 years, from concept and theory to experiments to product prototypes. All six products will be accessible for implementation and production within a year and a half," he said.
Pan Yi receives the interview in Shenzhen on March 21, 2026.
As Shenzhen is the host city of the APEC meeting this November, Pan Yi, Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Control Engineering at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, expects leaders from APEC economies, especially those from ASEAN and Belt and Road countries, will visit his university one day and seeks to collaborate with universities and institutions from these economies.
"We have prepared laboratories and exhibition halls to showcase our research in artificial intelligence and intelligent devices for leader visits," he noted.
Pan pointed out that China is relatively advanced in the field of AI, particularly in robotics, large-scale models, and their applications. These countries possess the equipment and data, which are all essential elements for artificial intelligence.
Recently, they have been testing data to detect autism. Currently, they can only use data from Chinese children for testing. "But imagine if the data training were conducted with children from Southeast Asian countries. Data diversity itself would be much better," he added.
Reporter | Zhang Ruijun
Photo | Zhang Ruijun
