People visit the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

A Xuanji A3 chip is pictured at the BYD booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan addresses a press conference after the successful launch of Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on July 18, 2026. India's first privately built orbital rocket took its maiden flight on July 18, its company said, marking a significant step for the South Asian giant as it eyes a bigger slice of the global space economy. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the BYD booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

A wafer sample is pictured at the BYD booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

A humanoid robot from Booster Robotics wearing an Argentina football team shirt with star player Lionel Messi's number 10 is remotely controlled to kick a ball during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the Metax booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the Huawei booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)