China urged to avoid ‘us or them’ split with US over AI governance

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China is advised to ensure its new international AI organization, Waico, is not perceived as opposed to the US and allies to avoid alienating potential members. Waico aims to complement, not replace, the US-led Pax Silica partnership focused on reducing coercive dependencies.

China should try to make sure that its new international artificial intelligence body is not seen as “naturally opposed” to the United States and its allies in case it puts off prospective members, analysts have warned. They said the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (Waico) was not designed as an alternative to the US Pax Silica partnership, which was established last December with the aim of reducing “coercive dependencies”. Waico was established at the World Artificial...