IT Home On October 16, according to Cailian News, at the Global Wealth Management Forum 2026 Shanghai Suhewan Conference held today, Tim Cook, Executive Chairman of Apple and Chair of the Advisory Board Committee of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, said that artificial intelligence applications are experiencing explosive growth.
Currently, AI-assisted programming has significantly reduced the barrier to coding, allowing people who had little exposure to code to write programs. At the same time, artificial intelligence has had a profound impact on supply chains in many aspects.
In the past, the quality inspection process relied heavily on human effort. Today, machine learning has made detection highly automated and more accurate. Take iPhone color detection as an example: to ensure that the colors of millions of mass-produced devices remain consistent, all related inspection and imaging tasks are carried out using machine learning.
According to IT Home, this is Cook’s first visit to China since he stepped down as CEO and became executive chairman of the board, with Guangzhou being his first stop. Later, Cook appeared at Tsinghua University to attend the annual meeting of the School of Economics and Management Advisory Committee.
Cook also discussed topics such as Sino-US economic and trade relations, the development of artificial intelligence, and Apple’s business in China with Wang Wentao, the Minister of Commerce. Cook said that Apple is optimistic about the prospects in China and will further expand its operations there. It is also willing to play a positive role in ensuring the stable and healthy development of Sino-US economic and trade relations.
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