The 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference kicked off in Shanghai on Monday, and will run until Wednesday. Here are some quotes from business tycoons at the AI event.

Robin Li, founder of Baidu, attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Sept 17, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

In the future, no companies will claim that it has no relations with AI, said Robin Li, founder of Baidu. And companies without AI will be replaced by new ones.

AI will infiltrate into all levels of society, and will open up new paths to solve social problems, he said.

Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi, attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Sept 17, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

The human has entered into AI era, no matter where you go, all the giants are discussing artificial intelligence, Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi, said.

Xiaomi is studying AI as an important strategy after careful consideration," Lei said.

Tang Xiaoou, founder of SenseTime, attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Sept 17, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

"There is no artificial intelligence industry; rather, it's always AI+. AI cannot exist independently and it must be combined with traditional industries — not to subvert them, but to empower them and help traditional industries improve production efficiency," Tang Xiaoou, founder of SenseTime, said at the forum.

Since the core of AI is talent, SenseTime cooperated with several educational institutions to publish the world's first high school textbook about artificial intelligence. SenseTime also helped establish a global university artificial intelligence alliance to introduce high-end talent to AI.