Xi Jinping Tells World AI Conference That Artificial Intelligence Must Stay Under Human Control

Chinese President Xi Jinping used a keynote address at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai to declare that AI "should always remain under human control," and to argue that no single country should dominate the technology's development. Speaking on July 17 at the opening of WAIC 2026 and the accompanying High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, Xi called for swift, coordinated international rules to manage the risks of increasingly powerful systems.