Kazakhstan joins founding members of global AI cooperation body

Kazakhstan has become one of the 29 founding member states of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, Report informs.

According to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the agreement establishing the international organization was signed in Shanghai.

The document was signed on behalf of Kazakhstan by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Development and Artificial Intelligence Zhaslan Madiyev.

China, Laos, Pakistan, Indonesia, and several other countries also joined as founding members. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attended the signing ceremony.

The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization will operate as an independent intergovernmental organization with its headquarters in Shanghai.

Its primary objectives will be to promote international cooperation and develop common approaches to global artificial intelligence governance, with a strong focus on the safe, fair, and human-centered development of AI technologies.