Liu Qingfeng, president of iFLYTEK, shares views on AI development during the opening ceremony of the iFLYTEK 1024 Global Developer Festival Oct 23. [Photo/WeChat account: hefeigaoxinfabu]

With the theme of "create a better world with artificial intelligence (AI)", the third World Voice Expo and iFLYTEK 1024 Global Developer Festival took place in Hefei from Oct 22 to 24.

Over 20,000 AI developers, entrepreneurs, experts, practitioners and enthusiasts participated in a series of online and offline events including exhibitions, forums and competitions during the festival, according to iFLYTEK's report.

A total of 9,118 teams participated in AI competitions, 491 enterprises exhibited more than 1,000 AI products online, and 116 online forums and 11 offline forums were held.

Hefei-based AI firm iFLYTEK has held the festival for four consecutive years with the vision of bringing resources and personnel in the AI field together to further boost the development of the AI industry.