Xi: Any One Country Should Not Dominate AI
Xi urged countries to share AI governance and training, and China pledged 5,000 training opportunities and access to its weather-warning system for 30 countries.
- On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping used the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai to position Beijing as a champion of a new global AI order, promoting open-source technology while challenging Washington's influence over the sector.
- Xi's speech followed the establishment of the China-created World AI Cooperation Organisation, which signed up 29 member countries on Thursday, marking a "milestone in the history of world AI development" and responding to Global South demands for participation.
- Alongside China's leading technology companies, Beijing-based startup Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3 on Friday, claiming the world's largest open AI model by parameter count, as Xi urged countries to "seize the rare and historic opportunity" of open-source AI.
- The July 17-20 gathering elevates WAIC into a test of China's influence as Beijing and Washington prepare for their first government-level AI talks under President Donald Trump's administration, contrasting their competing visions for global rules.
- China's coalition acts as a rival to the Washington-led "Pax Silica" initiative, while Xi warned of "new historical injustices" from unequal access to technology and urged measures to guard against loss-of-control scenarios.
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The Chinese leader promised at the opening of a technology conference that his country would work for the access of developing countries to that critical technology
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for international cooperation in the development of artificial intelligence. He presented Beijing as an alternative to Washington as the global leader in the AI sector.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the development of "safe and controllable" artificial intelligence amid increasing global competition in the high-tech sector.
Xi calls for global cooperation on AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) should not be dominated by a single country, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) said yesterday at a major technology conference in Shanghai, urging international cooperation on its development.Chinese AI models are catching up to the most powerful US offerings and attrac
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has warned of the risks of AI and said extensive international cooperation is needed. His speech on Friday showed China's ambition to challenge the United States in global development in the field.
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