Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on September 13, 2026, at the BRICS summit that China would lead creation of a BRICS "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" to support cooperation on large language models and AI training. The initiative positions China to compete with the United States for global AI leadership.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought to turn the annual BRICS summit into another platform for championing Beijing’s vision for artificial intelligence, as it vies for global influence over the technology with the US.
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President Xi Jinping said China would lead the creation of a BRICS AI Open Source Zone to support cooperation on large language models, AI training and an open AI ecosystem. He made the proposal at the BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi on Sept. 13 as part of a wider effort to deepen practical cooperation among the expanded grouping and increase developing economies’ access to AI [cnbc.com#1][pert
China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group in New Delhi.
President Xi Jinping promoted China’s vision for artificial intelligence (AI) at the annual Brics summit, seeking to win support from the Global South amid tech competition with the US. China would spearhead development of an AI Brics “community”, support cooperation in developing large language models and offer training, Xi said on Sunday in New Delhi. The previous day, he invited Brics nations t