Nation aims to boost AI to benefit world

President says China willing to share opportunities created by technology

China is willing to promote development, maintain security and share results with other countries in the field of artificial intelligence, President Xi Jinping said on Monday in a congratulatory letter at the start of a gathering in Shanghai that has drawn some of the world's top AI luminaries.

The president said China is willing to share development opportunities in the digital economy with other countries and called for joint efforts in promoting AI for the benefit of mankind.