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Elon Musk believes China will have very strong AI capability

Elon Musk believes China will have very strong AI capability

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On Thursday, Elon Musk virtually showed up at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), praising China has a strong position when it comes to the development of AI.

The WAIC is an annual international conference hosted by the Chinese government in Shanghai. The first WAIC was held in 2018, and it has been held every year since then. The 2023 WAIC is being held from July 6 to 8, and the theme is "Intelligent Connectivity: Generating the Future."

In remarks delivered via video to the conference, Musk spoke highly of China, the second largest market for his electric car company Tesla, in the area of artificial intelligence development.

“I think there’s a tremendous number of very smart, very talented people in China,” he said. “I’ve always been a tremendous admirer of the sheer amount of talent and drive that exists in China.”

“So I think, really, China’s going to be great at anything it puts its mind to,” Musk added.

“So that includes, you know, many different sectors, sectors of the economy but also artificial intelligence. So, I think China will have very strong AI capability — [that] is my prediction.”

Despite the deepening rift between Beijing and Washington, Musk remains keen to build a good relationship with China and met Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in May. In addition to being Tesla's second-largest market, China also plays a key role in the company's production capacity: The Shanghai Gigafactory produced 710,865 vehicles in 2022, which is 54.1% of Tesla's total production of 1,313,851 vehicles.

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