China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access

China's leader Xi Jinping is calling for a global effort to advance artificial intelligence, per NPR News, even as American-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the world's most advanced technologies. The curbs are pushing China to develop its own technological capabilities, intensifying the competition between the world's two largest economies in this critical field.

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