The World Artificial Intelligence Conference opened Friday, July 17 in Shanghai, bringing together thousands of participants from the sector. The Chinese president Xi Jinping spoke at the opening to advocate for international cooperation and regulation that keeps AI under human control.
Every year, Shanghai hosts the world's largest artificial intelligence conference, and the 2026 edition was no exception. Thousands of professionals from the sector gathered in the Chinese metropolis on Friday for this event, which has become a key fixture on the global technology calendar.
Xi Jinping chose this platform to deliver a message with two main objectives: a call for cooperation between nations and the need to regulate AI so that it remains under human control. This stance comes at a time when technology has become an arena of rivalry between major powers.
Artificial intelligence is now crystallizing geopolitical tensions that extend far beyond the industrial or commercial sphere. The race for the most efficient models, the most advanced chips, and the most massive datasets primarily pits the United States against China, making each technological announcement as much a diplomatic act as an economic one.
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