On November 5th, during the 2023 China International Import Expo, the 6th Hongqiao International Economic Forum - "Intelligent Technology and Future Industry Development" sub forum was held at the Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center. Qualcomm China Chairman Meng Pu attended the forum and delivered a keynote speech titled "Empowering the Next Wave of Digital Transformation on the Edge Side".
In his speech, Meng Pu emphasized that key edge technologies such as 5G and terminal side AI are empowering smart terminals such as smartphones, personal computers (PCs), and intelligent connected vehicles, thereby playing an important role in improving user experience, promoting the digital transformation of various industries, and promoting a new round of economic growth. Meng Pu also shared the practice of Qualcomm's cooperation with the Chinese industry ecosystem, where both parties jointly promote the implementation and commercialization of technology and cooperate to explore global markets.
Currently, universal large models are highly anticipated, with a large parameter scale and require strong computational power support. Meng Pu pointed out that the development of generative AI has further improved the way human-computer interaction is used and revolutionized the user experience of intelligent terminals. The development of cloud AI and edge AI varies, and terminal side AI brings many significant advantages such as immediacy, reliability, personalization, and cost-effectiveness, making it possible to achieve interactive artificial intelligence on local terminals. The experience transformation brought by terminal side AI will be reflected in various terminals such as smartphones, PCs, and intelligent connected vehicles.
Subsequently, Meng Pu pointed out, using the development trend of personal computers (PCs) as an example, that intelligence and connectivity are transforming PCs, and the next generation of PCs will enter a new era of AI PCs. In this era, AI PCs are characterized by intelligence, networking, high performance, efficiency, multimedia, and security, which are of great significance for office efficiency, personal privacy, and other aspects. Qualcomm is committed to providing intelligent processing capabilities for mobile phones and personal computers that support generative AI.
Nowadays, 5G has been commercially available for over four years. Meng Pu pointed out that the evolution of 5G has reached the midfield, and we are entering a new stage of 5G evolution. Against the backdrop of 5G+AI empowering thousands of industries, as generative AI enters the terminal side and combines with generative AI in the general cloud model, it will promote the digital transformation of thousands of industries including retail, security, energy and utilities, supply chain, asset management, etc.
Qualcomm is at the intersection of multiple key technologies promoting digital transformation, "Meng Pu said, hoping to work together with China's industrial chain to promote technological capabilities such as 5G and terminal side AI to benefit more and more mass users, social development, and China's digital transformation.