The other day, we heard the most authentic voice of AI in Yizhuang | A record of the best quotes from the 2026 AI Partner Conference
When the cost of calling large model APIs drops by more than 80% within a year and only a few cents are needed for a million tokens, industrial competition no longer focuses on the high or low of technical indicators but returns to the most basic value measurement - whether it can reduce costs and increase efficiency in actual scenarios. The spotlight of the industry has shifted from the lists in the laboratory to real production lines, hospital clinics, logistics warehouses, and urban management back - ends.
In 2026, those who can solve real problems in complex scenarios will be the protagonists of this transformation.
From May 19th to 20th, the 2026 AI Partner · Beijing Yizhuang AI + Industry Conference with the theme of "Taking AI to the Frontline" was held at the Tongminghu Convention and Exhibition Center in the Beijing Economic - Technological Development Area. The conference was guided by the Management Committee of the Beijing Economic - Technological Development Area, hosted by 36Kr, and organized by the National Information Technology Application Innovation Park. It featured 9 round - table discussions, 22 keynote speeches, and a unique "World Cafe" AI + industry matchmaking event. Representatives of 60 domestic leading enterprises gathered together, and 13 demand - side parties with real scenarios, real budgets, and real pain points had face - to - face exchanges with 36 technology providers.
As Feng Dagang, the CEO of 36Kr, said in his opening speech: "Most people who enter the Tongminghu Convention and Exhibition Center are thinking about the same thing - not to hear how powerful AI is, but to see whether AI can be used, how to use it, how much it costs to use, and how much value it can create."
A representative of an attending enterprise sighed: "In the past, when attending AI conferences, people were still discussing 'what can be done in the future'. Today in Yizhuang, people directly ask 'Can your solution reduce costs by 10% on my production line?'."
This atmosphere of "removing the bubble and testing the quality" permeated all aspects of the conference. We are never short of people who talk about concepts, but we lack those who have experienced setbacks, adjusted processes, and achieved results. The following are the super quotes from the guests at this conference. Behind each quote stands a person who has truly taken AI to the frontline.
The following are the excerpts of the guests' quotes:
