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World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC)
Coverage of World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in the Nexus archive.
- China’s Xi Jinping addresses World AI Conference as US tech rivalry heats up
President Xi Jinping will address the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), China's largest annual AI event. His attendance highlights AI's role as a technological priority and geopolitical strategy for China, as the U.S. enforces export controls on semiconductors and restricts access to advanced AI models.