On the afternoon of April 24, 2026, the Shanghai Forum 2026 sub-forum on “Co-Governance and Coordination: Building a New Global Order for AI Governance” was held at The Grand Halls in Shanghai. The forum was hosted by the Research Center for Technological Innovation Strategy, Fudan University and co-organized by the Global Industry Organization (GIO) and Wanbang New Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd. Focusing on key issues such as governance of generative artificial intelligence, regulatory upgra

On April 24, 2026, the sub-forum “Labor Market Transformation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: New Challenges for China and the World” was successfully held as part of the Shanghai Forum. Professor Zhang Jun, Senior Professor and Dean of the School of Economics at Fudan University, chaired the session. The event was organized by the universitys China Center for Economic Studies and moderated by Associate Professor Hu Bo of the School of Economics.The discussion focused on the profound tran

On April 15, the “Release Conference for the China Think Tank Report (2025) and Symposium on Building High-Level Science and Technology Think Tanks in China” was held at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. During the event, the China Think Tank Report (2025): Scientific and Technological Self-Reliance and the Development of High-Level Science and Technology Think Tanks in China was officially released.Yu Yang, Director of the Office of the Center for Global AI Innovative Governance (CGAIG)

Can a “lobster” work on your behalf? This is not the kind you find in a seafood market, but an AI agent that runs on your computer and is always available in the background. It does more than answer questions like a conventional chatbot—it functions as an autonomous assistant capable of carrying out tasks for you.This red “lobster,” known as OpenClaw, is rapidly gaining traction often described as “raising lobsters in cyberspace.” Across regions, industries, and user groups, interest in OpenClaw

In February 2026, the AI Impact Summit — the first international AI summit ever hosted in the Global South — was held in New Delhi, India. Amid the twin challenges of technological monopolies and the digital divide, how do Global South countries view AI? How can their pursuit of sovereign AI be prevented from devolving into technological protectionism? And what role does China play in global cooperation on AI governance?

From the UN’s establishment of an International Independent Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence and a Global Dialogue mechanism, to the recent rollout of national regulations and safety advisories on AI agents, the international community is exploring multiple pathways toward AI governance. What are the emerging characteristics of global AI governance? As 2026 unfolds, what new challenges and trends are taking shape?

As the application of AIin the military domain continues to expand, its potential risks have drawn increasing attention from the international community. Recently, a dispute emerged between the U.S. government and AI company Anthropic over whether its large language model, Claude, should be permitted for military use. Due to the company’s insistence on restricting its technology from being applied to fully autonomous weapons and large-scale surveillance systems, the U.S. government subsequently

On 15th March, the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge China was held at Fudan University, Shanghai. Students aged 10 to 18 from differentparts of China showcased their skills in the leading UN-based global robotics competition, focusing on the critical area of food security. The winners will receive the ticket to the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge Grand Finale in Geneva during the AI for Good Global Summit in July 2026.As the popularity of AI technology continues to grow, STEM education for th