China’s Xi Jinping launches new AI alliance: What is it?
Summary
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a new international AI alliance called the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO) with 29 member countries. He called for global cooperation in AI development to avoid dominance by any single country and emphasized keeping AI under human control with proper rules and safety measures.Key Facts
- President Xi spoke at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai.
- China launched WAICO, an AI cooperation group with 29 member countries mainly from Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
- WAICO aims to promote international AI collaboration and set safety and fairness rules.
- Xi warned against using national security concerns to block AI cooperation between countries.
- China wants AI development to benefit all people and be controlled by humans with safeguards.
- China competes with the US in AI and chip technologies, important for both industry and military use.
- WAICO is seen as a way for China to influence global AI policy, including at the United Nations.
- China leads in powering large data centers and has strong control over rare earth minerals needed for chip production.
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