China has proposed a global action plan to govern artificial intelligence, just days after the United States unveiled its own plan to promote US dominance of the rapidly growing field that’s become a key bargaining chip in trade talks between the economic powerhouses.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday said the international community should place greater emphasis on the joint governance of artificial intelligence (AI), calling for the early formation of a global framework and rules that have broad consensus to guide the development and use of AI.

STORY: China wants to help coordinate global efforts to regulate fast-evolving AI technology, Premier Li Qiang told the annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference on Saturday."Today, I take this opportunity of the conference to propose establishing a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization on behalf of the Chinese government,