Chinese leader Xi Jinping endorsed the building of open‑source artificial‑intelligence models at an AI conference, positioning China as a champion of opennessબા

He criticized the U.S. for stretching national‑security arguments in AI, implying that such moves stifle global collaboration. The speech comes as the U.S. and China jockey for leadership of global AI, each hoping its models become the worldwide standard.

The U.S. generally holds a slight lead, with tools such as Anthropic’s.inverse Mythos model that can automatically detect cybersecurity flaws. The Trump administration recently intervened to temporarily block access to Mythos, citing national‑security concerns.

Hours before the speech, Beijing‑based Moonshot AI unveiled a breakthrough open‑weight model called Kimi K3, surprising many in Silicon Valley with its advanced capabilities.