At the recent World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) held in Shanghai, China, Chinese Premier Li Qiang made a public speech calling for the establishment of a "World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization" to address the current monopoly risks and governance fragmentation issues in the field of AI technology. At the same time, Li Qiang also emphasized that China will actively promote the open source development of AI technology and is willing to share AI solutions with the world (especially developing countries), highlighting its global role in AI governance and technology diffusion.
In a public speech, Li Qiang pointed out that the current global development of artificial intelligence is facing the risk of "technological monopoly", which may turn AI into an "exclusive game" between a few countries and companies.
Li Qiang's public speech happened to be just after the Trump administration announcedAI Action PlanA few days after the announcement of the AI plan, the plan emphasized limiting government regulation of AI companies, with the intention of ensuring that the United States leads China in the AI race through free market competition. Although no specific countries were named, Li Qiang's speech was clearly aimed at the current US policy as the United States continues to impose export restrictions on AI chips to China.
Compared with the US emphasis on commercial autonomy, China advocates the promotion of a global coordination mechanism. Li Qiang pointed out that the current global AI governance system is still "fragmented", and there are huge differences in regulatory concepts and institutional norms among countries. Therefore, he called for strengthening international coordination and establishing a global AI governance framework with broad consensus as soon as possible.
In terms of policy direction, China has declared that it will "actively promote the open source development of artificial intelligence" and expressed its willingness to provide more "Chinese solutions" to developing countries to help them accelerate the development of AI applications. This move not only demonstrates its intention to export technology, but is also likely to be seen as another means to counter the influence of American AI technology.
As the development of global artificial intelligence enters a new stage, China is trying to shape its voice and institutional participation in the international AI arena through strategies such as "promoting a global governance framework", "promoting open source technology" and "supporting developing countries". As for whether the "World AI Cooperation Organization" proposed by China can be truly implemented, it still depends on the response and participation of other major technological powers.
