Morning Edition · Wednesday, July 22, 2026Published at 1:47 AM EDT · New York
Xi Jinping Opens WAIC in Person as China Launches a Shanghai-Based AI Cooperation Body
Twenty-nine countries signed on to a World AI Cooperation Organization, and Beijing pledged 5,000 training slots for developing nations over five years.
Xi Jinping attended the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in person for the first time since the event began in 2018, delivering the opening keynote in Shanghai on July 17. Russian-language coverage described the scale: more t…
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