en.Wedoany.com Reported - Lenovo Group has provided multiple artificial intelligence (AI) technology solutions for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which overseas media have dubbed the largest real-world deployment of enterprise AI to date. At the "Beyond the Stadium—Sino-US Business, AI, and Global Collaboration" private sharing session, Deng Qingxu, CEO of Sina Finance, stated that the way Chinese brands participate in top-tier events is undergoing a qualitative transformation. Lenovo Group has shifted from a traditional sponsor role to a technology partner, undertaking tasks such as AI-enhanced referee first-person perspectives, AI analysis tools for all 48 teams, and the deployment and maintenance of over 25,000 devices across 16 venues. Deng Qingxu noted that this is not just an upgrade for a single company, but a microcosm of the rising global competitiveness of Chinese tech enterprises.
This World Cup has expanded to 48 teams and 104 matches, covering 16 host cities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, spanning nearly 4,000 kilometers from north to south. The event will generate nearly 8PB of on-field footage and player movement data, with daily token consumption reaching 15.84 trillion during the tournament, accounting for approximately 3% of the global AI computing power demand. Chen Minyi, Vice President of Lenovo Group and Head of SSG Business Application Service Delivery, stated that leveraging innovative technology to build an AI foundation makes this World Cup the first AI-powered World Cup.
In terms of team preparation, Lenovo's FIFA AI Pro World Cup Football AI Super Agent can call upon millions of data points in real time, analyzing over 2,000 match indicators, compressing post-match analysis from the previous two days to under two hours. This system is free for all 48 participating teams, breaking down the traditional wealth barriers in football data services and helping developing country teams with limited budgets and weak professional teams gain world-class AI tactical empowerment.
In match broadcasting and officiating explanations, Lenovo's self-developed referee-perspective AI video enhancement system has applied for two core patents, reducing the common 6-to-15-second video processing delay to under 2 seconds, while achieving an average 50% and peak 70% anti-shake effect. This effectively resolves image jitter in high-speed confrontation scenarios, providing stable and clear first-person footage for video assistant referees and global broadcasts.
Chen Minyi stated that the World Cup practice is not an endpoint but a starting point for large-scale AI deployment. The hybrid AI capabilities accumulated during the event are being transferred to real economy sectors such as manufacturing, energy, transportation, and healthcare through a path of top-tier scenario validation, standardized solution consolidation, and large-scale replication. In the healthcare industry, Lenovo has partnered with West China Hospital of Sichuan University to build a smart healthcare digital foundation, providing clinical-grade business continuity assurance. In the energy sector, Lenovo robots, combined with virtual deployment tools, have implemented intelligent inspection solutions at China Southern Power Grid and State Grid, significantly shortening deployment cycles. Chen Minyi said that Lenovo will accelerate the application of AI capabilities honed at top international events in real economy sectors like manufacturing and energy, promoting AI as a universally accessible and productive force.
