China opposes ‘politicising’ technology after JD Vance’s AI warning

China said Wednesday that it opposes “politicising” issues involving technology and trade, after US Vice President JD Vance warned that “authoritarian regimes” were seeking to use artificial intelligence for increased control over citizens.

World leaders gathered in Paris this week for an AI summit, with dozens of nations signing a statement calling for enhanced regulation of the technology to make it “open” and “ethical”.

But the United States — which dominates the increasingly vital sector — did not sign the communique, along with the United…