ZhiXiang founder Mei Tao's speech: Proposes building an agentic omni-modal world model

What happened: HiDream.ai founder and CEO Mei Tao proposed building Agentic Omnimodal World Models in a speech at the second International Conference on Engineering Intelligence of the 2026 World Laureates Forum, describing a convergence of language, multimodal and embodied model routes. Key numbers: China weekly Token calls reached 93 trillion as of October, 4.16 times the US, ranking first globally Why it matters: Mei Tao frames world models as the bridge between Digital AI and Physical AI, and HiDream has built a model matrix and a "1+1+3" commercialization structure around that view.

HiDream.ai founder and CEO Mei Tao proposed building Agentic Omnimodal World Models in a speech at the second International Conference on Engineering Intelligence of the 2026 World Laureates Forum, describing a convergence of language, multimodal and embodied model routes.

Mei Tao frames world models as the bridge between Digital AI and Physical AI, and HiDream has built a model matrix and a "1+1+3" commercialization structure around that view.