AI forges Trump's voice at China event

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China's AI development is so fast that some people believe the country will beat the US and become the world leader in this area.

That's why a lot of people are curious about the Chinese AI companies. What are they doing? What are they seeing about the future?

Here's the chance to peek inside China's AI industry: The 2nd World Intelligence Congress opens on Wednesday in Tianjin, a coastal Chinese city to the east of Beijing.

CEO of jd.com Liu Qiangdong speaks at the Congress. /VCG Photo

Interestingly, the congress calls it self WIC, which is the same as the World Internet Conference, a yearly event often addressed by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Keynotes, jokes and serious thoughts

CEOs from AI leaders in China have gathered in Tianjin to express their vision of future development, including head of jd.com Liu Qiangdong, founder of iFlyTek Liu Qingfeng, CEO of Qihoo 360 Zhou Hongyi, among others.

During the iFlyTek CEO keynote, a video of US President Donald Trump's speech is displayed. The video seems legit, but his voice is synthetic, created by AI.

"I'm very happy to address the World Intelligence Congress. AI first," said the fake Trump voice.

AI forges Trump's voice at the Tianjin event. /VCG Photo

iFlyTek created a bunch of laughter at the congress. In a demo of the company's AI translator (Check CGTN's hands-on video here), Liu joked about Qihoo CEO's appetite.

"Zhou Hongqi ate a total of 11 meat buns at dinner yesterday," Liu said.

In return, Zhou tells the congress why he ate that much, and warns the world about how dangerous AI can be.

"I knew I would speak at noon. It's bad for us to discuss here with empty bellies. So I ate much. What about you?" Zhou said at his keynote.

"Also, forged Trump voice is not only a joke, but also a security crisis," he added.

Expos and competitions

In addition to sit-and-talk, the congress also features AI product expositions, autonomous car competitions and drone races.

CGTN has been covering the AI car race for two days. Check the day one live stream here and day two here.