- China on Saturday released a global action plan for artificial intelligence that called for international cooperation on tech development and regulation.
- Premier Li Qiang announced China has proposed the establishment of a global AI cooperation organization, according to an official readout.
- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt met with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining on Thursday in the city ahead of the AI conference, according to a city announcement.
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China called for international collaboration on technology development and regulation in a worldwide action plan on artificial intelligence that was released on Saturday.
According to an official summary, Premier Li Qiang made the announcement during the opening remarks of the annual state-sponsored World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, stating that the Chinese government has suggested creating a global AI cooperation organization.
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A few days prior, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled an American AI action plan that called for lowering purported “woke” prejudice in AI models and promoting the use of American technology abroad.
“The two camps are now being formed,” stated George Chen, co-chair of the digital practice and partner at the Asia Group.
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“China clearly wants to stick to the multilateral approach while the U.S. wants to build its own camp, very much targeting the rise of China in the field of AI,” Chen stated.
He pointed out that the United States will probably have the backing of its friends, including Australia and Japan, while China might draw participants from its Belt and Road Initiative.
Premier Li stressed China’s “AI plus” strategy for integrating technology across industries in his speech and stated that the nation was prepared to assist other countries, particularly those in the Global South, with the technology. Less developed economies, particularly those outside the spheres of influence of the United States and Europe, are broadly included in this group.
The United States has worked to prevent China from obtaining cutting-edge chips for AI model training since 2022. After a three-month hiatus, U.S. chipmaker Nvidia announced earlier this month that it would be permitted to resume shipping a less sophisticated H20 chip to China.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, however, hailed and called China’s domestic alternatives “formidable” on his third visit to the country this month.
Ahead of the AI conference, the city announced that former Google CEO Eric Schmidt met with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining on Thursday. CNBC reached out to Schmidt for comment, but he did not immediately respond.
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