--- title: World AI Cooperation Organization founded in Shanghai description: Twenty-nine countries signed an agreement on July 16 to establish the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO), an intergovernmental body headquartered in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/world-ai-cooperation-organization-founded-in-shanghai-sba4gu7iu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: World AI Cooperation Organization founded in Shanghai | daily.dev og:description: Twenty-nine countries signed an agreement on July 16 to establish the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO), an intergovernmental body headquartered in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/world-ai-cooperation-organization-founded-in-shanghai-sba4gu7iu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sBa4Gu7IU.png og:image:alt: World AI Cooperation Organization founded in Shanghai og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # World AI Cooperation Organization founded in Shanghai **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Twenty-nine countries signed an agreement on July 16 to establish the World AI Cooperation Organization (WAICO), an intergovernmental body headquartered in Shanghai. China's foreign minister signed on behalf of Beijing, with founding members including Russia, Brazil, and various African and Asian nations. The signing coincided with the 2026 World AI Conference, where Xi Jinping is set to outline China's AI governance vision. WAICO is seen as a counterweight to Western AI frameworks like the EU's AI Act and G7 process, with China positioning itself as a champion for developing countries in the global AI race. The move reflects deepening US-China rivalry over AI governance, with Washington and Beijing presenting competing regulatory philosophies at recent UN dialogues. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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