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HeadquartersShanghai, ChinaTypeIntergovernmental organisationMembership29 (July 2026)EstablishmentJuly 16, 2026; 5 days ago (2026-07-16)

The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO ) is an international organization that focused on artificial intelligence established in 2026. It is headquartered in Shanghai.

History<br>[edit]

The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was first proposed in China in July 2025.[1] Xi Jinping reiterated the same proposal at the 33rd meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in October 2025.[2]

On 16 July 2026, 29 countries signed the agreement on the creation of the WAICO. The signing ceremony happened on the eve of the annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference.[3] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attended the signing ceremony.[4] Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signed the agreement on behalf of the Chinese government.[5]

The agreement establishes WAICO as a China-led intergovernmental organization, with a design that analysts have described as open to all sovereign states and oriented toward development and the Global South.[6][7][8]

Member states<br>[edit]

The countries which signed the agreement include:[9]

Algeria

Belarus

Brazil

Cambodia

Cameroon

China

Congo

Cuba

Ethiopia

Indonesia

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lesotho

Malaysia

Mozambique

Myanmar

Nicaragua

Oman

Pakistan

Russia

Senegal

Serbia

South Africa

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Zambia

Reactions<br>[edit]

Arindrajit Basu, writing for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, suggested that the PRC government might intend to use WAICO to expand the country's network of AI cooperation centers or to shape AI policy discussions at the United Nations.[10]

Elizabeth Gibney, writing in Nature in 2025, speculated that WAICO will likely not govern the AI industry in an enforceable way.[2]

Heru Sutadi, in an interview with Majalah ICT, argued that the global AI ecosystem remains highly concentrated. AI model development, computing capacity, GPUs, AI factories, cloud computing, and large-scale data infrastructure are still dominated by a small number of global technology companies. According to Sutadi, this concentration risks creating a new form of digital divide—an "AI divide"—in which countries in the Global South become merely users of AI technologies without equal opportunities to develop domestic AI capabilities. He stated:

WAICO must be more than just an international organization discussing AI developments. It must be a platform that champions the interests of the Global South so that it is not left further behind in the artificial intelligence revolution. AI must be a technology that empowers all countries, not just strengthens the dominance of a handful of global technology companies.

[11]

See also<br>[edit]

Pax Silica

References<br>[edit]

↑ "What to expect from China's global AI conference". Anadolu Agency. 2026-07-16. Retrieved 2026-07-16.

1 2 Gibney, Elizabeth (2025-12-01). "China wants to lead the world on AI regulation — will the plan work?". Nature. 648 (8094): 503–505. doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03902-y. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 41326711.

↑ "Twenty-nine countries sign agreement to establish global AI cooperation body". Reuters. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.

↑ "成立世界人工智能合作组织协定签署仪式在上海举行" [The signing ceremony for the agreement to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was held in Shanghai.]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.

↑ "Update: 29 countries sign agreement on establishing World AI Cooperation Organization". Xinhua News Agency. 16...