Xi’s call on AI, Trump blasts China, US tariffs

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Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized both the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence during his speech at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, advocating for openness and secure regulation. The event underscores China's prioritization of AI amid heightened tech competition with the US.

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the dual nature of artificial intelligence’s opportunities and challenges, calling for a principle of “openness” and regulations to keep the technology “secure and controllable” in a speech at the country’s flagship annual AI conference. Xi’s first speech to the World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai showed AI is a national strategic priority as China seeks to build greater technological self-reliance amid its tech rivalry with the United States. Earlier...