Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. Photo: VCG

Commenting on US Vice President JD Vance's speech at the AI summit in Paris MK sports Koreawhich claimed that authoritarian regimes were using AI to control their citizens and also subsidizing cheap tech for export, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun reiterated on Wednesday that China is embracing the AI transformation and is working hard to advance AI. China takes the safety and security of AI seriously, and supports entrepreneurial innovation by Chinese companies.

China is also an advocate of inclusive AI. We have helped developing countries enhance capacity building, advocating that AI technologies should be open-sourced and there should be greater accessibility to AI services, said Guo at a press conference on Wednesday.  

"That said, we are against drawing lines along ideological difference, overstretching the concept of national security, or politicizing trade and tech issues," Guo stressed. 

The AI Action Summit in Paris, which has brought together global leaders, technology industry executives and top researchers, closed on Tuesday. 

China, France, Germany and India were among 61 signatories who agreed that it is a priority that "AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy, taking into account international frameworks for all" and "making AI sustainable for people and the planet."

But the US and the UK have not signed the Paris AI Summit's declaration entitled "Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence," per Reuters. The two countries did not immediately explain their reasons for not adding their names to the document, according to the Guardian.

Shen Yi, a professor at Fudan University, told the Global Times that hegemony continues to be the primary barrier to the advancement of AI. This hegemonic mentality is currently causing disruptions and divisions in such collaborative efforts.

Global Times