Sino-US cooperation is crucial for developing the practical guardrails that are imperative in a world in which AI races and risks are increasingly intertwinedAs the development of artificial intelligence reshapes industries, intensifies corporate competition and creates shared risks, building guardrails and setting credible rules and public-safety foundations for technological development are global responsibilities shared by China and the United States.In todays AI landscape, the US still holds

People’s Daily Overseas Edition, May 2, 2026, Page 6AI-powered disaster warning systems, robots capable of playing musical instruments and performing dances, and AI-enabled smart glasses offering real-time translation were among more than 20 cutting-edge digital technologies showcased at the recent Third High-Level Conferenceof the Forum on Global Action for Shared Development (hereafter “the Forum”). A companion exhibition platform, branded “Digital South”, was also launched during the event.Fi

“AI is a nascent industry, and it is also an industry that belongs to young people.” During an inspection tour in Shanghai in April 2025, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, noted that AI technologies are evolving rapidly and entering a phase of explosive growth. He urged Shanghai to summarize its successful experience in fields such as nurturing the AI industry through a large m

Southern People Weekly spoke with Yao Xu, Secretary-General of The Center for Global AI Innovative Governance (CGAIG) and Associate Research Fellow at Fudan Development Institute. Dr. Yao analyzed the different circumstances and solutions of China, the United States and the European Union in AI regulation and governance, and stressed the need to pay attention to the risk that AI may further exacerbate global inequality and the digital divide.

n 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’ establishment of anInternational 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? To address these questions, People’s Daily Overseas Editioninvited expert

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

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