From factory floors and robotics exhibitions to government policy agendas, humanoid robots have quickly become one of the most closely watched sectors in China’s technology landscape. As artificial intelligence moves beyond the processing of information and begins to interact with the physical world, robotics and embodied AI are emerging as a potentially important new frontier.

“DeepSeek is not simply one company – it is better understood as part of China’s broader effort to industrialise AI: models, chips, cloud infrastructure, applications, and deployment ecosystems moving together.”

On May 25, 2026, the Vatican released Magnifica Humanitas (“The Magnificence of Humanity”), the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV. Focusing on human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence, the document reflected growing global concerns about the social and ethical implications of increasingly powerful technologies. Standing beside the Pope during the announcement was Chris Olah, co-founder of Anthropic and one of the architects behind the Claude family of AI models.

“I don’t think that many new job positions are going to emerge -  income redistribution will be a must.”

Tokens are the small units of text that AI models read and process; the building blocks of every request, question, or command we give to AI. In 2026, these tokens have become the invisible infrastructure of the AI economy. Whether autonomous agents like OpenClaw or large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, tokens are what AI ultimately runs on. For developers, they’re not just a pricing unit, but a proxy for capability: how well a model understands, remembers, and performs.

In recent weeks, the open‑source, self-hosted AI agent OpenClaw has created huge waves in China, with users around the country racing to install it on their laptops and figure how to turn its exceptional task-executing abilities into increased efficiency at work.

"A lot of things can already be helped by AI, and people find that interesting, that’s useful, and so there are quite a lot of positive and active feelings toward it, (in China)."

At the beginning of 2026, Elon Musk captured global attention in a three-hour conversation with Peter Diamandis and Dave Blundin on the Moonshots podcast, where he laid out an ambitious vision of humanity’s future. How credible are these seemingly far-fetched predictions, and what do they mean for ordinary people?

In October 2025, Walmart announced a landmark partnership with OpenAI to bring shopping directly into ChatGPT. Through a new Instant Checkout feature, Walmart customers can browse, select, and complete purchases entirely within the ChatGPT interface, with Walmart managing fulfilment.

At the CEIBS Annual Forum 2025, recently held on the CEIBS Shanghai campus, 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and member of the American National Academy of Sciences Michael Levitt shared wide-ranging perspectives on evolutionary biology, the creativity of youth, artificial intelligence, and personal development, in a keynote speech entitled “How Should Humanity Navigate the Era of Great Intelligence?

At the recent CEIBS EMBA 30th Anniversary Celebration, Kevin Kelly, the Founding Executive Editor of WIRED and author of "2049: Possibilities of the Next 10,000 Days", delivered a keynote speech, painting a picture of a future in which humans live alongside AI.

Artificial intelligence has become the defining force in today’s financial markets — powering innovation, reshaping industries, and driving valuations. But are the soaring valuations justified, or are we entering an AI-fueled bubble? In this article, CEIBS professors Mattia Landoni and Wang Renxuan explore what's driving current market behaviour and how investors and policymakers should prepare.

Alibaba’s recent sharp share-price rise turned heads for a simple reason: the company is changing what it is. On the surface, the rebound rides on better momentum in on-demand delivery, instant retail, and cloud services. At a deeper level, it shows Alibaba moving from “a giant online mall” to a tech backbone that powers other businesses, with cloud technology, data, and artificial intelligence at the center.

Alibaba's Amap ranking feature is latest salvo against Meituan in China's e-commerce wars.

“The most logical strategy for Canada, China, the EU and Mexico is to collude and do nothing!”

”Chinese companies' championing of open-source AI models is also important when it comes to amplifying Beijing's influence over other nations' tech infrastructure choices.”

“DeepSeek may look like an overnight success, but it was only possible because of decisions made a decade earlier.”

This report primarily focuses on the development of the AI industry both globally and in China, analysing its current state, the market landscape, and international expansion. It aims to assist the market in understanding and identifying development trends and opportunities within the AI industry, covering the overall AI industry landscape and the current state of AI development.