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July 21, 2026

Xi Jinping tells WAIC that AI must remain under human control amid openness push

Also: OpenAI details safety failures observed in long-running AI models‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Tuesday 21 July 2026

Transformative AI
Xi Jinping tells WAIC that AI must remain under human control amid openness push
Speaking at the opening of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on 17 July, Xi Jinping said China must treat AI's "endogenous and derivative risks" with great importance, calling for laws, technical monitoring, risk early-warning systems and emergency response mechanisms.

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