Xi pitches China as leader of new global AI order, challenging US dominance

Xi Jinping pitched China as leader of a new global AI order centred on open-source technology and developing-nation access, positioning Beijing's World AI Cooperation Organisation as a rival to the US-led 'Pax Silica' initiative. The announcement comes as Chinese open-weight AI models are rapidly closing the gap with US competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic.

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