中国国家主席习近平将首次出席在上海举办的世界人工智慧大会（WAIC）并发表主旨演讲。此举凸显出在中美科技竞争日益加剧的背景下，北京当局对于人工智慧技术发展的高度重视。

相较于去年由国务院总理李强出席并警告应防范人工智慧垄断，今年习近平的亲自出席代表了会议规格的升级。当时，北京还成立了一个合作组织，旨在与美国争夺全球人工智慧标准的制定主导权。

当前中美在AI领域的竞争愈发激烈，中国企业如DeepSeek和智谱正加速追赶矽谷，而Anthropic则指控包括阿里在内的中国对手非法获取其模型。本次大会将聚焦于人工智慧治理及其对经济与社会的影响。

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first appearance at the World AI Conference in Shanghai to deliver a keynote speech, signaling Beijing's increasing emphasis on AI technology as its rivalry with the United States intensifies.

Xi's attendance represents a significant upgrade from last year's event, which was headlined by Premier Li Qiang who warned against AI monopolies, at a time when Beijing established a cooperation organization to compete with the US for influence over global AI standards.

The tech competition has intensified with Chinese firms like DeepSeek and Zhipu racing to challenge Silicon Valley, amid accusations by Anthropic against Chinese rivals of illicitly accessing its models, and the upcoming conference will focus on AI governance and its broader economic and societal impacts.