Named as the "Highest Award in Chinese Artificial Intelligence," the 15th Wu Wenjun Artificial Intelligence Science and Technology Award was officially announced on March 29, 2026. A total of 116 winning projects and individuals were selected in this round, covering the most cutting-edge technological fields such as generative AI, large models, embodied intelligence, and general artificial intelligence. Initiated by the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, this award aims to honor groups and individuals who have achieved significant breakthroughs in the field of intelligent science and technology, representing the highest honor in the domestic AI community.

The highly anticipated "Artificial Intelligence Technology Contribution Award" was presented to Professor Sun Fuchun from Tsinghua University and Academician Song Yongduan from Chongqing University. Professor Sun Fuchun has long been engaged in the field of embodied intelligence and robotic dexterous operation. His proposed "Cognition-Action-Body" integrated theoretical framework successfully achieved the deep integration of perception, cognition, and behavior, providing important theoretical support for autonomous decision-making of robots in complex environments. Academician Song Yongduan has made remarkable contributions in the field of automatic control and intelligent systems, and his research results have been widely applied in multiple industrial and military scenarios.

In the list of science and technology progress awards, the inclusion of Ren Shaoting, Assistant Vice President of NIO and former head of perception algorithms, has drawn attention, marking an increased weight of application-oriented achievements in intelligent driving within the mainstream academic evaluation system. In addition, academic backbone figures such as Professor Qiu Xipeng from Fudan University (leader of the MOSS large model) and Professor Zhao Xin from Renmin University are also listed.

The list of awardees shows a clear feature of "integration of industry, academia, and research." Not only do well-known universities such as Tsinghua University and Harbin Institute of Technology demonstrate strong performance in natural science awards, but there are also AI implementation projects targeting vertical industries such as power grid security, precision agriculture, and medical imaging, demonstrating the strong momentum of China's AI industry moving from basic research to full-scenario penetration.