China ready to take control as US and UK back out of AI Action Summit statement

China ready to take control as US and UK back out of AI Action Summit statement

China could fill a leadership vacuum left by the United States and Britain after they refused to sign a global joint declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence (AI) at a recent Paris summit, analysts have said.
Meanwhile, they added, countries in the Global South are unlikely to take sides in any AI rivalry between China and the US.
Signed by more than 60 countries, including China, the statement of the AI Action Summit sought to establish some safeguards for the