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- France 24
China urges global consensus on balancing AI development, security
His remarks came just days after US President Donald Trump unveiled an aggressive low-regulation strategy aimed at cementing US dominance in the fast-moving field, promising to "remove red tape and onerous regulation" that could hinder private sector AI development. Opening the World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on Saturday, Li emphasised the need for governance and open-source development, announcing the establishment of a Chinese-led body for international AI cooperation. "The risks and challenges brought by artificial intelligence have drawn widespread attention... How to find a balance between development and security urgently requires further consensus from the entire society," the premier said. Li said China would "actively promote" the development of open-source AI, adding Beijing was willing to share advances with other countries, particularly developing ones. "If we engage in technological monopolies, controls and blockage, artificial intelligence will become the preserve of a few countries and a few enterprises," he said. "Only by adhering to openness, sharing and fairness in access to intelligence can more countries and groups benefit from (AI)." The premier highlighted "insufficient supply of computing power and chips" as a bottleneck. Washington has expanded its efforts in recent years to curb exports of state-of-the-art chips to China, concerned that these can be used to advance Beijing's military systems and erode US tech dominance. For its part, China has made AI a pillar of its plans for technological self-reliance, with the government pledging a raft of measures to boost the sector. In January, Chinese startup DeepSeek unveiled an AI model that performed as well as top US systems despite using less powerful chips. 'Pet tiger cub' At a time when AI is being integrated across virtually all industries, its uses have raised major ethical questions, from the spread of misinformation to its impact on employment, or the potential loss of technological control. In a speech at WAIC on Saturday, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Geoffrey Hinton compared the situation to keeping "a very cute tiger cub as a pet". "To survive", he said, you need to ensure you can train it not to kill you when it grows up. In a video message played at the WAIC opening ceremony, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said AI governance would be "a defining test of international cooperation". The ceremony also saw the French president's AI envoy, Anne Bouverot, underscore the "an urgent need" for global action. At an AI summit in Paris in February, 58 countries including China, France and India -- as well as the European Union and African Union Commission -- called for enhanced coordination on AI governance. But the United States warned against "excessive regulation", and alongside the United Kingdom, refused to sign the summit's appeal for an "open", "inclusive" and "ethical" AI.
LeMonde
6 hours ago
- LeMonde
Canadian wine benefits from trade war with the US
Even as smoke from wildfires in western Canada obscured the outlines of his vineyards, nothing dampened the optimism of Charles-Henri de Coussergues, a winemaker originally from Avignon, France. He has been established in Canada for nearly half a century. "It's really been a wonderful year so far," he said, gazing out over his estate in Dunham, southern Quebec, just 15 kilometers from the US border. Since March, his sales have surged, with increases ranging from 5% to 35% depending on the bottle. This upswing has been one of the side effects of the trade war waged by US President Donald Trump, who has imposed a series of tariffs on Canada. On March 4, in retaliation for a 25% US tax on Canadian products imported to the United States, most Canadian wine and spirits stores – including those of the government-owned corporation Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) – pulled American bottles. The empty shelves were partially restocked with Canadian products. Since then, from east to west, Canadian wines have ridden a wave of patriotic buying that shows no sign of slowing. The Conseil des vins du Québec estimated that sales of Quebec wines at the SAQ went up by 63% between March 1 and May 20. Producers in neighboring Ontario also saw sales jump by nearly 40% compared to 2024. And in the West, home to some of the country's most renowned wines, including whites from the Okanagan Valley, Jeff Guignard, CEO of the association Wine Growers British Columbia, has observed a similar trend: "Sales are increasing, and since our harvests were not abundant in 2024, particularly due to forest fires and frost, our stocks are not unlimited... But demand is strong! We are happy about that!"
Euronews
9 hours ago
- Euronews
EU member states adopt retaliatory hit list in response to US tariffs
The member states on Thursday approved the list of retaliatory tariffs proposed by the European Commission to counter US trade measures, with only Hungary voting against. The list includes an initial package of measures adopted in early April, with up to 30% tariffs targeting products including aircraft, cars and car parts, orange juice, poultry, soybeans, steel and aluminium, yachts. Bourbon whiskey was also included in the list despite intense lobbying by France and Ireland which fear US retaliation on wine and spirits. EU Industries were also consulted before the Commission proposed the list to the member states. The countermeasures will only enter into force if no deal is reached by the 1 August, the deadline set by US president Donald Trump from when he's set to impose 30% tariffs on EU imports. Anti-coercion instrument A qualified majority of member states also appears willing to trigger the anti-coercion instrument, which would enable the EU to hit US services if no deal is reached. Germany was for a long time resistant to using this powerful bazooka, but has now joined France, which has long been a strong advocate of the anti-coercion instrument. Following a dinner on Wednesday between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron, a source from the Élysée stated the shared vision of both leaders on the ongoing negotiations between the EU and the US. 'They hoped for a satisfactory outcome to the discussions that would safeguard the EU's interests,' the source said, adding 'while simultaneously accelerating work on countermeasures — including the anti-coercion instrument — in coordination with the Commission, should an agreement not be reached.' The US currently impose 50% on EU steel and aluminium, 25% on cars and 10% on all imports. This article has been updated.
