On September 30, the 2026 Global Southern Modernization Forum was held in Cairo, Egypt. The theme of this forum was “The Wave of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges of Global Southern Modernization”. Chinese and foreign guests believe that innovation in artificial intelligence technology contains huge opportunities and also faces governance challenges. At the 18th meeting of BRICS leaders, President Xi Jinping proposed important initiatives such as artificial intelligence to empower new industrialization, open source and inclusiveness, etc., and clarified the direction of artificial intelligence development for the better. The modernization of the global South is at an important stage of breaking development constraints, making up for shortcomings in capabilities, and transforming development momentum. It is necessary to make good use of artificial intelligence to continuously enhance endogenous motivation for development. Chinese and foreign guests said that artificial intelligence is a common asset for all humankind. Countries in the global South should seize this rare historic opportunity to promote artificial intelligence to empower all industries and improve people's livelihood and welfare. It is necessary to improve the global governance of artificial intelligence, implement true multilateralism, bridge the intelligence divide, and promote healthy interaction between development and security. It is necessary to promote artificial intelligence exchanges and mutual learning, insist on open source, cooperation and sharing, and deepen theoretical and practical research, so that artificial intelligence can better benefit human society.

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