“UNDER HUMAN CONTROL”
The four-day WAIC draws more than 1,000 of China’s tech firms together with officials, researchers and industry figures.
Around 3,000 products are on display, from powerful semiconductor systems for AI computing to a smartphone that can autonomously operate apps.
But eyes were first on Xi’s vision of how the world should handle the potential impact of AI on cybersecurity and conflict, as well as on jobs and the world economy.
“We should put in place laws and regulations, technological monitoring, early warning, and emergency response systems, in order to … ensure AI is always under human control,” Xi told the conference, calling for a “people-centric” approach.
On Thursday, foreign minister Wang Yi and representatives from 29 countries, including Russia, Pakistan and Indonesia, signed an agreement establishing an intergovernmental AI cooperation group.
The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, headquartered in Shanghai, aims to promote consultation and collaboration between members to ensure the “healthy and orderly” development of AI, state media reported.
Leaders including UN chief Antonio Guterres, Cambodia’s Hun Manet and Thailand’s Anutin Charnvirakul are attending WAIC, which lays out the cutting edge of Chinese tech.
Early on Friday, the Beijing-based startup Moonshot AI released a powerful new flagship model, Kimi K3, whose performance could reportedly rival some of the best, if not top, US offerings.