Core Insights - The WAIC2025, known as the "Oscars" of the global AI community, commenced on July 26 in Shanghai, unveiling the SAIL Awards, which recognize excellence in AI leadership [1] Group 1: SAIL Award Highlights - The number of projects evaluated for the SAIL Award reached 240, marking a 30% increase from the previous year, with 17% of the projects being international [1] - The winners of the SAIL Award include: - Xiyu Intelligent for their "AI Application Solutions in Cultural and Creative Industries Based on Multimodal Large Models" [1] - Xizhi Technology in collaboration with Biran Technology and ZTE for their "Distributed OCS All-Optical Interconnection Chip and Supernode Application Innovation Scheme" [1] - Baoxin Software for their "Industrial 'Intelligent Manufacturing': Innovative Construction and Application of Vertical Large Models" [1] - A joint research initiative from Nanyang Technological University, University of British Columbia, and Alibaba-Nanyang Technological University for their "ADL+: AI-Enabled Cognitive Assessment and Intervention Toolkit" [1] - Xu Zhihao, a postdoctoral researcher from Tsinghua University, received the Best Paper Award for his work on "Large-Scale Optical Chip Taiji Empowering 160-TOPS/W General AI" [1]