On July 18, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference—Intelligence-Law Symbiosis: Forum on Reasoning Innovation and Application Ecosystem of Legal Large Modelskicked off. The event was jointly hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice and the People’s Government of Xuhui District on the sidelines of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026. SUIBE was a co-organizer of the forum. The forum brought together leading experts and scholars, representatives of judicial institutions, technology industry leaders, and legal professionals from China and abroad. Through keynote speeches, releases of research findings, industry presentations, and round-table discussions, participants explored the evolving applications of legal technology and pathways toward global governance in the era of large AI models. Professor Wang Rongming, President of SUIBE, and Professor Qiao Baojie, Dean of the SUIBE School of Law, attended the forum upon invitation.
Wang Rongming and Wen Zeyuan, President of Shanghai People’s Publishing House, jointly launched The Blue Book of World Artificial Intelligence Rule of Law (2026). During the launch ceremony, President Wang Rongming introduced the composition of the Blue Book’s editorial board and editorial team, as well as the main sections and distinctive features of the 2026 edition.
First published in 2019 and launched at the WAIC that same year, The Blue Book of World Artificial Intelligence Rule of Law has been included as one of the seven major actions under Shanghai’s action plan for building Shanghai into an AI highland and creating a first-class innovation ecosystem. Focusing on the latest developments in artificial intelligence rule of law worldwide, the Blue Book collects and compiles up-to-date information on AI-related rule of law developments in countries around the world, covering strategies, policies, laws, major theoretical research, practical applications, and representative judicial cases. It has received sustained attention and high praise both in China and abroad from experts and scholars in the legal and technology communities and from the general public.
Translated by Li Ruohan