Xi Pitches BRICS AI Cooperation Community at New Delhi Summit, China to Lead Open-Source LLM Push

At the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Sept 13, Xi Jinping proposed a BRICS 'open-source AI community' to jointly develop and apply large language models, run AI seminars and training courses, and pursue 'AI-empowered new industrialisation' across member supply chains. Xi also welcomed BRICS states into a Beijing-run World AI Cooperation Organization of roughly 30 countries. The joint BRICS declaration only endorsed generic language on AI accessibility and safety, with UAE and India not visibly signing on to Xi's specific pitch.