China’s Xi says AI ‘should not be a solo performance by a single country’
China’s Xi says AI ‘should not be a solo performance by a single country’ The Chinese leader called for more international cooperation in developing the...
Key points
- China’s Xi says AI ‘should not be a solo performance by a single country’ The Chinese leader called for more international cooperation in developing the technology at a conference in Shanghai.
- Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by one country, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said, urging international cooperation on development at a major conference in Shanghai.
- Xi also emphasised the importance of a “people-centred” approach to AI technology in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference on Friday.
- “AI development should not be a solo performance by a single country, but a symphony of international cooperation,” Xi said.
What happened
China’s Xi says AI ‘should not be a solo performance by a single country’ The Chinese leader called for more international cooperation in developing the technology at a conference in Shanghai. Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by one country, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said, urging international cooperation on development at a major conference in Shanghai. Xi also emphasised the importance of a “people-centred” approach to AI technology in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference on Friday. “AI development should not be a solo performance by a single country, but a symphony of international cooperation,” Xi said. In May, the US Commerce Department issued a notice affirming its restrictions on shipments of semiconductors to subsidiaries of Chinese companies located outside China amid concerns about loopholes in Washington’s export control regime. China’s access to an abundant supply of cheap electricity places it in the ideal position to meet such colossal energy demands.