AI advances not domain of single player

Experts say pie big enough for multiple parties to benefit from high-tech

The world is big enough for hundreds of countries, including the United States and China, to co-develop artificial intelligence, and Washington's sanctions on high-tech sectors will only steel Beijing's resolve to drive homegrown innovation, said leading industry experts at the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 on Thursday.

Zeng Yi, a member of United Nations' high-level advisory body on AI and a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Automation, said: "The future of AI is not decided by a handful of countries, but by nearly 200 countries and regions. The world is wide enough to embrace both the US and China to co-develop AI."

The comments were made at this year's BFA, where AI sits center stage and is garnering international attention from dazzling tech showcases and spirited debates at different high-level subforums.