Overview

• Li Qiang warned of the dangers of unfettered AI growth and called for a society-wide consensus on regulation at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai.
• He proposed establishing a worldwide regulatory framework and oversight organization to coordinate AI safety and development standards.
• China pledged to actively promote open-source AI development and to share its technological advances with developing economies.
• The premier highlighted Beijing’s constraints from insufficient high-end chips and computing power as a barrier to its AI ambitions.
• His comments respond directly to President Trump’s new AI strategy that rolls back federal oversight and expands export permissions to protect US leadership.