Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang proposed to create an organization aimed at promoting global cooperation on artificial intelligence, calling on countries to coordinate on the development and security of rapidly evolving technology, a few days after the United States provides plans to deregulate the industry.
Speaking at the World Annual World Intelligence (WAIC) conference in Shanghai, Li qualified AI a new growth engine, adding that governance is fragmented and emphasizing the need for more coordination between countries to form a world -renowned framework for AI.
Li warned on Saturday that the development of artificial intelligence must be weighed with security risks, saying that global consensus was urgently necessary.
His remarks occurred only a few days after US President Donald Trump unveiled an aggressive low -regulation strategy aimed at consolidating American domination in the rapid field. An executive decree has targeted what the White House described as “awakened” artificial intelligence models.
Opening the AI World Conference, Li highlighted the need for open-source governance and development.
“The risks and challenges tackled by artificial intelligence have drawn great attention … How to find a balance between development and security requires urgently a consensus of the whole of society,” said the Prime Minister.
Li said that China “actively promoted” the development of open source AI, the addition of Beijing was willing to share advances with other countries, especially those in development in the world.
The three -day event brings together industry leaders and political decision -makers at a time of reception of technological competition between China and the United States – the two largest economies in the world – AI emerging as a key battlefield.
Washington has imposed export restrictions on cutting -edge technologies to China, including the most upscale AI chips made by companies such as Nvidia and Tamines manufacturing equipment, invoking concerns that technology could improve the military capacities of China.
Li did not name the United States in his speech, but he warned that AI could become an “exclusive game” for a few countries and businesses, and said that the challenges included an insufficient offer of AI chips and restrictions on the exchange of talents.
At a time when AI is integrated into practically all industries, its uses have raised major ethical questions, from the propagation of disinformation to its impact on employment or the potential loss of technological control.
Earlier this week, press companies were warned of a “devastating impact” on online public because the search results are replaced by AI summaries, after a new study said that it had caused up to 80% less clicks.
The AI World Conference is an annual event sponsored by the government in Shanghai which generally attracts the main players in the industry, government officials, researchers and investors.
Les Les Lécarchers on Saturday included Anne Bouverot, the French president’s special envoy for AI, the computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, known as “The Godfather of IA”, and the former CEO of Google Eric Schmidt.
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, who regularly appeared regularly during the opening ceremony in person and via video, did not speak this year.
The exhibition includes mainly Chinese companies, including Huawei and Alibaba technological companies and startups such as Humanoid Robot Maker Uniree. Western participants include Tesla, Alphabet and Amazon.
With Reuters and France-Press agency
