{
  "id": 11711,
  "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3361057/china-ai-summit-hears-global-south-needs-equal-access-avoid-digital-divide",
  "title": "China AI summit hears Global South needs equal access to avoid digital divide",
  "summary": "Greater global cooperation and development-focused AI regulations are urgently needed to prevent a widening digital divide, scholars and international figures said at China’s premier AI conference on Saturday. The message aligned with a broader pitch on display at the annual World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, where Beijing is courting the Global South with an artificial intelligence package centred on training, infrastructure and a bid for greater influence over global governance. “We need.",
  "authors": "Wency Chen",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "regulation",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "china",
  "published_at": "2026-07-18T13:49:54.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-19T05:10:57.429Z",
  "source_slug": "x-scmp-tech-hk-cn",
  "source_name": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.scmp.com/tech",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/11711",
  "original_url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3361057/china-ai-summit-hears-global-south-needs-equal-access-avoid-digital-divide",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}