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The Light of Internet Expo, part of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, opens on Nov 2 in Jiaxing. [Photo/Tide News]

The 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit has opened in Wuzhen town, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, and will run until Nov 5, focusing on open-source AI.

The summit features China's first open-source-themed ecological experience center and an exhibition of major achievements in AI open-source development. It also hosts a discussion session and an innovation night.

The Light of Internet Expo brings together more than 400 Chinese and foreign companies to showcase technologies in AI and other fields. Alibaba, Tencent, and ZTE will present a supernode-based AI computing service, an open-source large language model, and an AI agent smartphone, respectively.

The Global Internet Competition of "Straight to Wuzhen" features five tracks and has attracted 1,347 projects. The summit will also launch two public events: a lecture program and a talk on open-source AI.

International participation has also extended beyond the summit venue, with the Global Youth Leadership Program drawing more than 2,600 applicants from over 140 countries and regions, while the Practice Cases of Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace program has received 360 submissions from 80 countries and regions.