In this period when artificial intelligence becomes widespread, China emphasizes that technology should not only be gathered in the hands of certain countries. Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference held in Shanghai, Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang proposed to establish a new cooperation organization at a global level. According to Li, the future of artificial intelligence concerns all humanity, and only a few countries and companies should not have a say. This explanation is an objection to existing monopolization trends.
Li Qiang pointed out the United States without name, implying that some countries use their technological superiority to prevent competition. The US’s restrictions on China’s AI chip exports can be shown as examples. The fact that companies like NVIDIA have to produce special, limited capacity chips for the Chinese market is a concrete reflection of this situation. China, on the other hand, has attempted to establish its own technological infrastructure through domestic companies.
China finds artificial intelligence management insufficient
Chinese -based technology giants, such as Huawei, are trying to produce alternatives to advanced chips that cannot be supplied from the USA. In addition to all these, artificial intelligence competition is not only at the level of hardware; Software and regulatory policies are becoming more and more important. At this point, China brings not only technology to develop, but also the question of how to manage these technologies. In this context, the proposed world -wide artificial intelligence cooperation structure contains not only technological, but also a political message.
According to Li Qiang, the artificial intelligence administration is in a scattered way in the world. There are serious regulatory differences between countries, which makes it difficult to create a common approach. China thinks that more coordination is needed to eliminate these differences and to determine universal principles of artificial intelligence. Therefore, it is emphasized that common norms and rules should be established under an international roof.
However, China does not only propose institutional structure; It also intends to present a technological contribution. Prime Minister Li says that they support the development of open source artificial intelligence solutions. In addition, it is stated that China is ready to share artificial intelligence technologies with developing countries referred to as global south. This approach gives the impression that China is not only its own interest, but also global balance.
The “AI Action Plan ğı, which the United States recently announced, fueled this discussion even more. This plan aims to make artificial intelligence companies more freely free of charge without state intervention. On the other hand, comments are made that the plan indirectly aims to leave China behind. China, on the other hand, follows a different path by proposing a more inclusive and multilateral artificial intelligence order.
The day it is more and more accepted that artificial intelligence should be organized not only by technology but also in the fields of ethics and security. China’s proposal aims to fill a gap at this point. In addition to all these, it remains unclear how the international community will approach this proposal. Especially the attitude of actors such as the European Union and America will be decisive.