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　　The Permanent Mission of China, the Permanent Mission of Zambia, and the China Association for Science and Technology, on Monday co-hosted a meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-Building at the UN headquarters in New York. Chinese delegates called for preventing artificial intelligence (AI) from becoming a game for a few wealthy countries, and said that people around the world should be able to equally share the digital dividends of AI, according to media reports on Wednesday.

　　Fu Cong, China"s permanent representative to the UN, said that we must uphold multilateralism and follow the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits to advance the development of AI, while supporting the UN in playing a central role.

　　Through the joint efforts of the group, Fu called for promoting the establishment of a scientific advisory mechanism on AI and a global governance dialogue, building broad consensus and achieving practical outcomes. He stressed the importance of ensuring that all countries, especially those in the Global South, can effectively participate in global governance, and preventing AI from becoming a "game" reserved for a few wealthy countries or groups, China Media Group (CMG) reported.

　　As a longstanding contributor to global development and a provider of public goods, China has put forward and advanced a number of initiatives, such as the AI Capacity-Building Action Plan for Good and for All, the Global AI Governance Action Plan, and the AI+ International Cooperation Initiative, said the ambassador, the Xinhua News Agency reported.