Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Beijing: AI Agents Are Already Building Worlds, Hangzhou: They Are Just Newly Invented Light Bulbs

At the 'Hardcore Youth Technology Festival 5.0' conference, representatives from both industry (Beijing) and academia (Hangzhou) offered contrasting assessments of AI agent development. The Beijing side demonstrated practical applications, such as transferring the film set of 'Hengdian' into a virtual space. The Hangzhou academic panel compared current agents to a newly invented electric light bulb, emphasizing that the real infrastructure (networks, motors) has yet to be built. Discussions covered the current level of agents, necessary conditions for self-learning, and the divergence between industrial and academic approaches.

群核科技 (Qunhe Technology) Alibaba/Qwen Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory