Yu Xiaohui: The demand for regional AI cooperation in Asia is strong; efforts should be focused on three areas.

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At the Boao Asia Forum 2026 Annual Conference, Yu Xiaohui stated that Asia has a strong demand for AI technology, and Chinese companies are providing support for regional cooperation. He emphasized the importance of diversification of small language model ecosystems, interconnected computing power, and collaborative security governance, and reminded users to pay attention to safety when using new AI applications.

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Source: Boao Forum for Asia

On March 25, at the Boao Forum for Asia 2026 Annual Meeting “AI+: Digital Intelligence Empowers Industrial Upgrading” forum, Yu Xiaohui, President of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), said that the Asia region has shown strong demand for AI technology, and that Chinese companies are providing important support for regional cooperation. He believes that, in the face of the rapid evolution of AI technology, efforts should be made to actively embrace innovation while building secure governance capabilities.

Yu Xiaohui used data to illustrate AI’s level of activity in Asia: among global AI unicorn companies, Asia accounts for about 28%. “Asia has very strong demand and vitality, with a group of people who understand AI technology relatively well and are also willing to embrace it.”

When discussing regional cooperation, he said it is necessary to focus on three areas: first, multilingual small languages and model diversification; Chinese companies’ open-source models provide a foundation for training sovereign models in different countries. Second, interconnection and interoperability of computing power—cooperation on regional computing infrastructure can be explored. Third, coordinated security and governance—there is ample room in areas such as shared standards, testing tools, and capability building.

In terms of governance, Yu Xiaohui said: “In terms of the global governance values and fundamental principles of AI, there is no fundamental difference among countries. The difficulty lies in what the specific operational path is—whether to perfect all rules first and then proceed to development, or to develop while making agile adjustments.”

Regarding the “lobster” (that is, the open-source AI agent OpenClaw) application that has attracted widespread attention recently, Yu Xiaohui revealed that CAICT had already monitored related security incidents as early as February this year. He cautioned that if ordinary users do not have a technical background, “they can wait for a bit and wait for safer products to come out.”

(Edited by Wenjing)

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