Exclusive with 2025 Nobel laureate in Chemistry Omar Yaghi

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the future of science, innovation, and global cooperation. How can AI help scientists ask better questions and make new discoveries? And how can emerging technologies create solutions for challenges facing humanity? In this episode of Leaders Talk, CMG's Zou Yun sits down with Omar Yaghi, the 2025 Nobel laureate in Chemistry and a full-time professor at Tsinghua University, for an exclusive interview as the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance gets underway in Shanghai. They explore the growing role of AI in scientific research, discuss how AI can expand human creativity and accelerate discovery, and examine the opportunities created by the integration of AI with fields such as chemistry and materials science. Professor Yaghi also shares his views on China's development in frontier technologies, his research journey and his vision for how science and knowledge can benefit people around the world. šŸ“ŗ Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:šŸ‘‡ Ā Ā Ā /Ā @cgtnĀ Ā  šŸ‘ˆ Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvn... Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Most watched videos: Impossible Challenge: 30 seconds to count banknotes BLINDFOLDED    • ImpossibleĀ Challenge:Ā 30Ā secondsĀ toĀ countĀ ...Ā Ā  Impossible Challenge: Gymnastics Boy Arat Hosseini from Iran!    • ImpossibleĀ Challenge:Ā GymnasticsĀ BoyĀ AratĀ ...Ā Ā  Impossible Challenge: How to calm babies in 5 seconds?    • ImpossibleĀ ChallengeĀ :Ā HowĀ toĀ calmĀ babiesĀ ...Ā Ā 

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