Pakistan, July 17 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the development of "secure and controllable" artificial intelligence as competition with the United States intensifies. Speaking at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, he urged stronger global cooperation on AI governance. Xi said artificial intelligence should remain under human control while balancing innovation with security.

Addressing the conference, Xi announced the creation of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation, comprising 29 countries and headquartered in Shanghai. He described the current era as an unprecedented period of AI innovation that offers major opportunities alongside growing governance challenges. This marked the first time Xi per...