Xi Jinping Unveils China-Led BRICS AI Open-Source Community at New Delhi Summit
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Xi says China will take lead to foster AI, tech cooperation among BRICS countries
* China will take the lead to help foster artificial-intelligence collaboration and development among developing-economy countries, President Xi Jinping said at the BRICS bloc summit in New Delhi. * The country will also work to establish a BRICS digital ecosystem cloud platform, and conduct
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Xi pitches open-source AI to BRICS as Beijing weighs curbs on its own models
Europe answered the same question about how open a model may be by writing the limit into the AI Act, where it has been enforceable with fines since August Xi Jinping used the BRICS summit to propose a China-led community for open-source AI and to invite members into the World AI Cooperation
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Xi Pushes 'Greater BRICS' Economic Ties to Give Bloc Larger Global Role
(Corrects spelling of headline tag) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the "Greater BRICS" emerging economies, as Beijing seeks to weld the grouping into a practical platform
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Chinese President Xi announces open-source AI ecosystem in 5-point BRICS plan
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced plans for an open-source AI ecosystem for BRICS nations. This initiative aims to boost cooperation in technology, manufacturing, and trade among members. China will pioneer a BRICS AI open-source community and support large language model development. The
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Chinese President Xi proposes 5-point initiative at BRICS, calls for building large integrated market
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged BRICS nations to strengthen global governance and trade architecture. He proposed a five-point initiative to boost cooperation in manufacturing and technology. BRICS should leverage ties with emerging markets and the Global South for integrated markets. The group
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Xi Jinping's five-point BRICS plan puts China's tech ambitions in spotlight
China's President Xi Jinping proposed five initiatives for BRICS cooperation next year. These proposals focus on artificial intelligence and digital industries for economic growth. China will lead in establishing an AI open-source community and a digital ecosystem cloud platform. Initiatives also
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Xi pushes China's open-source AI vision at BRICS summit By Investing.com
Investing.com -- Chinese President Xi Jinping used the BRICS summit in New Delhi to promote Beijing's open-source approach to artificial intelligence, seeking greater international influence over AI development as competition with the U.S. intensifies, according to Bloomberg. Xi said China will
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At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, Xi Jinping announced China will pioneer a BRICS AI open-source community to support large language model cooperation among emerging economies. The initiative is part of a five-point plan to deepen technology ties, but faces scrutiny as Beijing weighs domestic AI curbs while promoting openness abroad.
Xi Jinping Proposes BRICS AI Open-Source Community
At the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China will lead the establishment of a BRICS AI open-source community, marking a significant push for AI cooperation among BRICS countries
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. The initiative aims to support large language model cooperation, hold AI seminars and training courses, and build an open AI ecosystem among the 11-member bloc representing 49.5% of the global population and 40% of global GDP4
. Xi Jinping positioned the proposal as part of a broader five-point initiative to boost cooperation in technology, manufacturing, and trade across emerging economies.
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The announcement comes as China simultaneously invited BRICS members to join the World AI Cooperation Organization, a Beijing-founded body of 29 countries headquartered in Shanghai, with Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, and Brazil among its members
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. Notably, no European Union member state has signed on to the organization2
. This China-led AI initiatives pitch, however, did not appear in the joint declaration issued on Saturday, which instead called for international cooperation on AI access "while ensuring its safety, security, inclusiveness and reliability"2
.Greater BRICS Economic Ties and Digital Ecosystem
Beyond open-source AI, Xi Jinping outlined plans for China to establish a BRICS digital ecosystem cloud platform, conduct digital skills training, technological exchange, and industrial alignment
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. He proposed setting up a BRICS engineer cultivation alliance and a youth exchange program for scientific and technological innovation1
. The Chinese president emphasized that Greater BRICS economic ties depend on laying a solid foundation for pragmatic cooperation, urging nations to maintain supply chain stability and cultivate an integrated market3
.Xi also proposed a BRICS Special Economic Zone partnership and announced China would host a BRICS Service Trade Forum next year to boost trade and investment ties
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. The five-point plan includes initiatives for intelligent manufacturing, with China offering to assist fellow BRICS countries in building smart factories and developing standards and norms5
. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized that solutions developed within BRICS should be adaptable and accessible to meet the needs of the Global South3
, while Russian President Vladimir Putin called BRICS a powerful driving force toward creating a fairer, multipolar world order3
.Geopolitical Implications and Contradictions
The timing of Xi Jinping's open-source AI push raises questions about geopolitical implications, as China's own approach to AI openness remains unclear. While Beijing promotes open-source AI internationally, its ministry of commerce spent a month this summer discussing whether to curb overseas access to Chinese models like Qwen, Doubao, and GLM
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. State security minister Chen Yixin accused unnamed countries of using blacklists and closed ecosystems to "sever global AI industrial chains and supply chains," even as Beijing deliberates its own restrictions2
.Europe has already drawn its line on AI openness through the AI Act, which exempts genuinely open-source models but not those carrying systemic risk
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. The regulation, enforceable with fines since August, requires public weights, parameters, and architecture for exemption, but models in the systemic risk tier must comply with all requirements regardless of licensing2
. The Commission can demand evaluations, restrict market access, and fine up to 3% of global turnover2
. In contrast, China's ceiling on openness remains unwritten and subject to change, with Xi telling China's own AI summit in July that development and state security must be balanced2
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What This Means for Global AI Development
Watch how BRICS members respond to China's proposals in practical terms. The absence of the AI open-source community from the joint declaration suggests resistance or hesitation among some members. The success of China's vision for a cost-effective international AI ecosystem based on open models will depend on whether emerging economies see it as genuine cooperation or strategic positioning against Western AI frameworks. With BRICS expanded to include Iran, Indonesia, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates beyond the original Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
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, the bloc's technology choices could significantly influence global governance and AI development paths. China will chair the next BRICS summit, providing another opportunity to advance these initiatives5
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