Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-07-19T01:12:32Z 2026-07-19T01:12:32Z 2026-07-18 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Shanghai China Science/Other July 18/17/14, 2026 China-WAICO/Delegates World AI Cooperation Organization marks milestone in AI development: int'l delegates The newly-established World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) marks a major milestone in AI development and a significant step toward global AI governance, international delegates said on Friday. Twenty-nine countries on Thursday signed an agreement in Shanghai on establishing WAICO, an independent intergovernmental international organization headquartered in Shanghai. The organization aims to promote international cooperation and global governance on AI, ensuring that AI is beneficial, safe and fair, thereby promoting its healthy and orderly development to benefit all humanity. "I think this organization reinforces the need for multilateral cooperation. So you have 29 countries that have come together. I think yesterday's developments underline the importance of the capacity-building that countries around the world are facing an AI divide. There are some countries that do not have the talent, the datasets, the computer infrastructure, the access to the right models, and therefore efforts such as these can help bridge the AI divide," said UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies Amandeep Singh Gill. Alaa Abdulaal, chief of Digital Economy Intelligence at the Digital Cooperation Organization, also hailed the launch, saying that cooperation is vital to ensure that no country is structurally excluded from the evolving digital landscape. "Any initiative that is targeted for opening dialogues and innovation and conversation between countries to make sure that everyone is participating in the digital economy is a huge milestone. Whenever we have cooperation, whenever we have different countries, different representation, making sure that no one is left outside AI, it is a huge achievement, definitely," said Abdulaal. English/Nats Shanghai, China - July 14, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Venue for 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance Shanghai, China - July 17, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Various of participants 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies (partially overlaid with shots 4): "I think this organization reinforces the need for multilateral cooperation. So you have 29 countries that have come together. I think yesterday's developments underline the importance of the capacity-building that countries around the world are facing an AI divide. There are some countries that do not have the talent, the datasets, the computer infrastructure, the access to the right models, and therefore efforts such as these can help bridge the AI divide." ++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ 4. Various of robots on display ++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++ 5. Booth 6. Visitors 7. Various of robotic hand; screen showing humanoid robot data; visitors 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Alaa Abdulaal, Chief of Digital Economy Intelligence, Digital Cooperation Organization: "Any initiative that is targeted for opening dialogues and innovation and conversation between countries to make sure that everyone is participating in the digital economy is a huge milestone. Whenever we have cooperation, whenever we have different countries, different representation, making sure that no one is left outside AI, it is a huge achievement, definitely." 9. Sign saying "AI Home" 10. Robots on display Shanghai, China - July 18, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 11. Various of robot moving in tube 12. Robotic arms working 13. Various of energy facility models