Chinese President Xi announces open-source AI ecosystem in five-point BRICS plan

Source: The Economic Times | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 17:52:28 UTC

Key Points

• Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will lead the creation of an open-source AI ecosystem for BRICS member nations.
• The proposal was part of a five-point initiative aimed at boosting cooperation in technology, manufacturing and trade across BRICS.
• Xi said China will pioneer a BRICS AI open-source community and support cooperation on developing and applying large language models.
• The initiative includes proposals for a BRICS special economic zone partnership, a digital ecosystem cloud platform, cooperation in intelligent manufacturing, and a BRICS engineer cultivation alliance.
• Xi called on BRICS to build a large integrated market, safeguard supply chains, and strengthen cooperation with the Global South.
• The BRICS summit concluded with member nations calling for better global governance and a more effective trading architecture.
• China will hold the next BRICS summit.