Xi Vows Free AI Training And Weather Tools For Dozens Of Nations
Xi opened Shanghai's WAIC a day after Beijing signed a global AI-cooperation pact, touting DeepSeek pricing near 90% below Western rivals.
- MAZU, China's AI weather platform, now assists forecasting in 30 countries, Xi said.
- Beijing pledges 5,000 AI training slots for developing nations across five years.
- Chinese open-source AI models have passed 10 billion downloads worldwide, per CGTN.
Why it matters: A government that trains foreign engineers and prices software below cost is building dependence, not charity.