China proposes AI+ Int'l Cooperation Initiative to benefit all

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 23 -- China proposed the AI+ International Cooperation Initiative at a high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative held here on Tuesday.

In line with the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity, the initiative urges promotional efforts to deeply integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the economic and social development to benefit all countries, including the Global South.

AI represents not only a technological upgrade, but also a systematic and comprehensive transformation with profound implications. According to the initiative, it also plays a vital role in advancing the United Nations (UN) 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

The initiative calls on all countries to proactively carry out AI+ campaigns in public well-being, technological advancement, industrial application, cultural prosperity and talent cultivation according to each country's conditions, enhance policy exchange and practical cooperation, and share best practices and solutions on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit.

Among the five campaigns, the "AI+ public well-being" calls for harnessing AI to enhance public services and provide solutions to issues concerning people's livelihood; the "AI+ industrial application," among others, urges cooperation to keep the industrial and supply chains stable, foster a steady stream of innovations, and release more AI-enabled dividends; and the "AI+ cultural prosperity" supports the use of AI to maintain and promote the traditional cultures of all countries.

The Chinese premier landed in New York on Monday. During his stay till Friday, Li will attend the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly and events held by China, as well as several bilateral meetings, including with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.