Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to outline an ambitious vision for China's role in global AI governance at a forum on Friday, as Huawei showcases its most advanced AI computing cluster yet in a sign of Beijing's drive to build a domestic alternative to U.S. technology.
Xi's attendance at the annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) for the first time underscores Beijing's view of AI as both a driver of economic growth and a strategic technology in global competition.
