The anniversary program also included a Huangpu River cruise and a group visit to the ninth CIIE on Nov 8.
At an experience center in Pudong New Area's Zhangjiang AI InnoPark, guests tried on AI glasses, played AI-assisted guitars, and interacted with companion robots. A robotic coffee machine let them upload a photo and have it printed on the milk foam of their coffee.
Daniel Stein, chairman of the Muscatine China Initiative Committee in the United States, said he had seen few such everyday AI applications back home. As a music fan, he particularly liked the guitars that could "make you sound like you're a real musician." He described Shanghai as "a worldwide hub for this kind of innovation and thinking".
Diener described Shanghai as open and diverse, capable of welcoming people from around the world. For him, events such as the association's anniversary gathering offer people a chance to meet face-to-face, which he considers central to people-to-people exchanges.
Xu Feiyi contributed to this story.
