China to Lead 10-Nation BRICS AI Open-Source Community as Xi Pushes LLM Cooperation
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 13
China to Lead 10-Nation BRICS AI Open-Source Community as Xi Pushes LLM Cooperation
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 13
Summary
Xi Jinping said at the New Delhi BRICS summit that China will spearhead an AI open-source community for the 10-member bloc and back cooperation on developing and applying large language models.
China also proposed AI seminars, training courses and an open AI ecosystem, alongside a BRICS digital cloud platform, digital-skills training, technology exchanges and industrial alignment.
Xi added plans for a BRICS engineer cultivation alliance and a youth science-and-technology exchange program, broadening the push beyond software collaboration.
The initiative comes as the global AI race accelerates and more powerful models emerge, while Xi's statement did not address mounting safety concerns raised by some industry researchers.
BRICS, founded in 2009 as a counterweight to Western dominance, has expanded from five members to 10, giving China a wider platform to shape tech cooperation among developing countries.