Elon Musk expected to make speech at
opening of Shanghai's World AI Conference
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[July 03, 2024]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Elon Musk will be among the keynote speakers
at the opening ceremony of the World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on
Thursday, according to an agenda released in advance of the event. |
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Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made
Model Y program in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly
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The
agenda did not specify whether Musk would appear in person or
via video, but someone with knowledge of the matter said Musk
was not expected to appear in person.
WAIC organizers did not immediately respond to a request for
comment on Musk's attendance or keynote.
Other attendees slated to attend the opening include Chinese
Premier Li Qiang, who is also expected to make a speech.
Musk and Li met in Beijing in April during the Tesla CEO's
whirlwind trip to the capital.
That trip was an opportunity for Musk to discuss the rollout of
Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software and data-transfer
permissions, sources said at the time.
Musk is no stranger to WAIC and has provided video messages for
the previous two editions of the event. He last appeared at the
event in person in 2019.
Musk's speech will come on the same day as the EU is expected to
impose preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports.
Tesla, the largest exporter of EVs from China to Europe, has
requested that the Commission calculate a separate duty rate for
it. It currently faces a 21% additional tariff as part of the
group of companies that have cooperated with the investigation.
Tesla did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for
comment.
(Reporting by Casey Hall; Editing by Kim Coghill)
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