Xi Positions China as Leader of New Global AI Order, Challenging U.S.Dominance

Xi Jinping positioned China as leader of a new global AI order at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, pledging to share open-source AI technology with developing nations and establishing the World AI Cooperation Organisation with 29 member countries. China is directly competing with U.S.-led AI governance frameworks, backed by Chinese open-weight models gaining ground against proprietary U.S. systems.

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