Overview

• Chinese Premier Li Qiang opened WAIC by proposing a China-led organisation to establish an international AI governance framework.
• President Trump this week issued an AI Action Plan with executive orders to loosen regulations and secure US dominance in artificial intelligence.
• DeepSeek showcased its low-cost, high-performance AI model that has rivalled US systems even as its anticipated R2 upgrade remains unreleased.
• Over 800 companies, including Huawei, Alibaba, Tesla, Alphabet and Amazon, are at WAIC displaying more than 3,000 AI products from large language models to intelligent robots.
• A High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance convenes policymakers and industry leaders to address challenges in responsible AI deployment.