China Premier Warns of AI ‘Monopoly’ as US Effort Quickens (1)

China will spearhead the creation of an international organization to jointly develop AI, the country’s premier said, seeking to ensure that world-changing technology doesn’t become the province of just a few nations or companies.

Artificial intelligence harbors risks from widespread job losses to economic upheaval that require nations to work together to address, Premier Li Qiang told the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Saturday. That means more international exchanges, Beijing’s No. 2 official said during China’s most important annual technology summit.

Li didn’t name any countries in his short address to kick off the event. But Chinese executives ...