China moved to establish itself at the center of an emerging global system for governing artificial intelligence, formally launching a new intergovernmental organization and offering training, technology and institutional partnerships to countries across the Global South.
The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, or WAICO, was established after representatives of 29 countries signed an agreement in Shanghai. China described it as the world's first intergovernmental international organization devoted specifically to artificial intelligence, with a mandate covering technological development, international cooperation and global governance. Its headquarters will be in Shanghai.
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