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China pushes for collaborative global AI
News: At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, China unveiled a comprehensive AI action plan focused on international cooperation, open-source development, and shared infrastructure — just days after the U.S. released a competitive, dominance-driven strategy.
The details:
The plan promotes joint R&D, data sharing, and infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on developing countries.
Premier Li Qiang proposed a global AI cooperation body and warned AI must not become a preserve of the most powerful nations.
The U.S. plan, unveiled just days earlier, focuses on deregulation and rapid industry growth, calling AI a “race for supremacy.”
Why it matters: China is offering a vision of AI development that’s inclusive, multilateral, and UN-aligned. For countries left out of the U.S.-centric model, this could be a paradigm shift in who drives and benefits from the next phase of AI.
Microsoft pushes for AGI-proof OpenAI access
The details:
Under the current deal, a board-declared AGI milestone would restrict Microsoft’s access to future OpenAI technologies.
The new agreement would remove this so-called “AGI clause,” allowing Microsoft to maintain access regardless of AGI status.
Microsoft aims to protect its $13.75B investment and maintain integration of OpenAI tech across Azure, Copilot, and Office.
OpenAI reportedly needs this deal finalized to transition into a public-benefit corporation and unlock new funding.
Why it matters: If approved, this would mark the first AGI-era contract securing tech access post-AGI milestone, setting the precedent for future governance, commercialization, and control in the frontier AI space.
🗽 NYC: Special Fireside Chat on Tuesday, 8/5
Can you build a great company in an industry you’ve never worked in? Two engineers who did just that will share how they turned bold ideas into real-world impact. Join The AI Collective and Justworks for a candid conversation with Kevin Kong (Everstar) and Chris Barnes (VillageRise) on what it takes to lead mission-driven startups.
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