Summary
President Xi Jinping said at the opening of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference that openness and win-win cooperation should drive innovation, calling for a fair and equitable global AI governance system. He described AI as a new engine for global economic growth and encouraged open-source and collaborative sharing. China's open-source large models have accumulated over 10 billion downloads, the AtomGit community has attracted more than 11 million users, domestic large models have spawned over 170,000 derivative models, and the core AI industry scale exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan in 2025.
The conference released outcome documents including the 'Action Plan for AI Cooperation and Development' to promote global collaboration.
Commentary
China's open-source large models surpassing 10 billion downloads and the AtomGit community exceeding 10 million users show that the open ecosystem is reshaping the AI competitive landscape. For New Zealand SMEs, low-cost access to open-source models can accelerate the deployment of intelligent solutions in areas such as agricultural automation and financial customer service, avoiding the constraints of high licensing fees. On the other hand, the global AI governance initiative promotes the coordination of cross-border data rules, which may simplify compliance processes, but potential risks arising from differences in ethical standards need attention.
With the US adopting a closed-source approach and China and Europe pursuing open-source strategies, adopting flexible solutions helps diversify dependencies. Following the release of the 'Action Plan for AI Cooperation and Development' at the conference, the participation of smaller economies in the AI supply chain could improve, but the implementation of specific rules remains to be seen.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, openness and win-win cooperation, innovation development, global governance, Xi Jinping, 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, open source, large models, industry scale, international cooperation
Source: Xinhua Net
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