Direct Hit WAIC | Tencent Vice President Lin Songtao: Real scenarios will always be the first scene of AI value. Let those who understand the business pick up AI to create greater value.

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Global Governance Meeting on Artificial Intelligence will be held in Shanghai from July 17 to July 20, 2026. Today, the Tencent AI Application Innovation Forum is being held. Lin Songtao, Vice President of Tencent, said on site: "Real scenarios are always the first scene of AI value. Today, as AI develops, different fields, different companies, and different individuals face a large number of problems every day. It is not possible to completely solve them by upgrading and iterating large models." Lin Songtao pointed out: "For AI to truly create value, it must first understand the vertical domain demands faced by enterprises and individuals. We have also found that it is much faster and can create greater value and capabilities to let those who understand the business in vertical domains pick up AI, rather than teaching those who understand AI the business. This is also the true meaning of our hope to truly achieve the widespread use of AI, it should serve all aspects and every industry."