China's Xi promotes China's commitment to AI access in speech at Shanghai conference

SHANGHAI: Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasised ​the importance of a “people-centred” ‌approach to the development of AI technology in ​a keynote address ​at the opening ceremony ⁠of the World Artificial ​Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in ​Shanghai on Friday.

Xi also spoke of China’s role in ensuring ​equity of access ​to AI capacity building for ‌developing ⁠countries in order to prevent the creation of “new historical injustices” in ​AI, ​announcing ⁠China’s plans to cooperate with numerous ​international bodies, including ​from ⁠Africa, Latin America, Asia and BRICS countries, ⁠to ​provide AI-related ​opportunities.