China urges global AI cooperation, not rivalry, ahead of Xi-Trump summit
With the high-stakes meeting just weeks away and tech tensions escalating, Beijing uses a G20 ministerial forum to advocate collaboration on the emerging technology
China’s science and technology minister Yin Hejun has called for global cooperation to manage the opportunities and risks posed by artificial intelligence, as Beijing and Washington face renewed trade and tech tensions ahead of a planned meeting between their leaders later this month.
Speaking at the G20 Innovation Ministerial Meeting held in the United States, Yin said the development of AI and other emerging technologies had entered an “unprecedentedly active” period, with opportunities and challenges coexisting, according to a statement published on the website of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday.
“There is an urgent need for countries to work together to address them,” Yin was quoted as saying in the statement. The G20 gathering was held from Monday through Tuesday.
Yin’s remarks come as AI and other advanced technologies have become increasingly entangled in the broader rivalry between the world’s two largest economies, with Washington weighing further restrictions that could hamper China’s technological ambitions.