At the opening of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced China’s plan to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, tentatively based in Shanghai. This initiative aims to strengthen AI global governance, respond to the needs of the Global South, and help close the digital and intelligence divide. Li highlighted the urgent need to balance AI development with safety, positioning AI as an international public good that benefits all humanity. Notable speakers, including Turing Award laureate Geoffrey Hinton and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, echoed calls for international cooperation on AI safety and values at the opening ceremony. [Caixin, in Chinese]
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