Global AI Newsletter·Issue 17
Table of Contents
I. Domestic Governance Developments
(I) Policy and Legislative Updates
3.National Bureau of Statistics releases national economic data for January-February
4.CIETAC Digital Economy Arbitration Center officially established
5.Beijing holds working meeting on digital transformation of manufacturing
(II) International Cooperation Dynamics
1.World Internet Conference holds press conference for the 2026 Asia-Pacific Summit
2.CAICT releases Blue Book on New-generation Intelligent Terminals (2025)
1.2026 China Cross-border E-commerce Conference and Minjiang Digital Trade Corridor Innovation and Development Conference held in Fuzhou
II. International Governance Developments
(I) Policy and Legislative Updates
1.U.S. President Trump unveils the National AI Legislative Framework
3.Kenya advances the Artificial Intelligence Bill (2026) to build a national AI regulatory framework
4.United Kingdom releases the Report and Impact Assessment on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
6.U.S. Department of Commerce announces a new phase of the American AI exports program
8.Singapore updates AI healthcare guidance - AIHGIe 2.0
9.South Korea releases the cross-departmental “AX-Sprint” policy to advance AI applications
(II) Law Enforcement and Judicial Updates
3.Rome court revokes the EUR 15 million administrative fine imposed on OpenAI
(III) International Cooperation Dynamics
1.South Korea signs memorandum of cooperation on a “Global AI Center” with six UN agencies
3.WIPO launches the “Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange” (AIII) initiative in Geneva
4.Sweden joins the Pax Silica initiative
1. NVIDIA GTC 2026 Global AI Conference held in San Jose
I. Domestic Governance Developments
(I) Policy and Legislative Updates
From March 17 to March 19, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee solicited participating entities for five standards, including Cybersecurity Technology - Basic Security Requirements for Government Information Systems, Cybersecurity Technology - Regulatory Framework for Cloud Computing Service Operations, Cybersecurity Technology - Security Technical Requirements for Desktop Cloud, Cybersecurity Technology - Technical Requirements for Dedicated Firewalls for Industrial Control Systems, and Cybersecurity Technology - Operational Management Specifications for Electronic Certification Service Providers.
Link: https://www.tc260.org.cn/portal/cms/catalog/2l
In March 2026, in response to inconsistent standards and disorderly practices in short-video content labeling on websites and platforms, the Cyberspace Administration of China proposed to guide all platforms to comprehensively standardize such labeling. The initiative mainly includes three measures: first, standardizing label categories and clarifying the types of labels that must be provided; second, making content labeling a mandatory step before short videos can be published, thereby encouraging users to label content proactively; and third, conducting phased retrospective reviews and supplementary labeling for existing short videos, so as to ensure that all content that should be labeled is labeled. Next, the Cyberspace Administration of China will roll out this work nationwide, carry out inspections and evidence collection simultaneously, strictly punish accounts that fail to label content as required and platforms that inadequately fulfill their responsibilities, and publicly expose typical cases.
Link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SR2lp7Afs5BCCzDplsb5Ug
3.National Bureau of Statistics releases national economic data for January-February
On March 16, the National Bureau of Statistics released national economic data for January-February. The data show that the national economy got off to a strong start and achieved a good opening. Value added of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide increased by 6.3% year on year, while equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing grew by 9.3% and 13.1%, respectively; output of 3D printing equipment and industrial robots rose strongly. The service sector production index increased by 5.2%, and information transmission, software, and information technology services grew by 10.1%. Market sales accelerated, with total retail sales of consumer goods up 2.8% year on year and online retail sales up 9.2%. Fixed-asset investment turned from decline to growth, rising by 1.8%; infrastructure investment grew by 11.4%, and high-tech industry investment by 5.1%. Total imports and exports of goods increased by 18.3%, with the trade structure continuing to improve. Employment remained generally stable, with the average surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.3%. Consumer prices rose by 0.8% year on year, while the decline in producer prices narrowed.
Link: https://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/wbstock/2026-03-16/doc-inhrcxww2868203.shtml
4.CIETAC Digital Economy Arbitration Center officially established
On March 18, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) officially established the Digital Economy Arbitration Center, released the research results of Rule of Law Safeguards and Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy, and held a themed exchange event titled Empowering Development Through Digital Intelligence, Escorting the Future Through Arbitration. The center focuses on providing arbitration services for disputes in emerging fields such as data transactions, platform governance, and artificial intelligence. The research report released the same day, Rule of Law Safeguards and Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy - An Analysis Focused on Commercial Arbitration, runs nearly 150,000 Chinese characters and is China’s first systematic professional research report in the field of digital-economy arbitration. The exchange session featured in-depth discussions on frontier issues such as the construction of data property rights systems, market-oriented circulation of data factors, data security and compliance governance, and cross-border data dispute resolution.
Link: https://www.cietac.org/articles/34700
5.Beijing holds working meeting on digital transformation of manufacturing
On March 16, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology convened a deployment meeting on the digital transformation of manufacturing in 2026. The meeting made clear that by the end of 2026, Beijing will strive to achieve full compliance in digital transformation among manufacturing enterprises above designated size and build itself into a national benchmark for digital transformation. The meeting introduced optimized policies in four areas - platform empowerment, basic service packages, industrial-chain-driven transformation, and 5G factory empowerment - to help enterprises address concerns such as being unwilling or unable to transform. Among them, “platform empowerment” supports cooperation between service providers and enterprises; the “basic package” provides small, fast, light, and precise service packages for enterprises facing difficulties in transformation; “industrial-chain-driven transformation” encourages leading enterprises to drive coordinated transformation upstream and downstream; and “5G factory empowerment” focuses on rewarding projects with significant results in integrated application. The meeting disclosed that after two years of effort, the compliance rate for digital transformation among Beijing’s above-designated-size enterprises has reached 84%, and the city has built 197 advanced smart factories and 5 lighthouse factories. In 2026, through policy empowerment and supply-demand matchmaking, Beijing aims to take the lead nationwide in achieving full digital transformation compliance among manufacturing enterprises above designated size.
Link: https://jxj.beijing.gov.cn/jxdt/gzdt/202603/t20260317_4558884.html
On March 16, the Guangdong Development and Reform Commission issued the Action Plan of Guangdong Province to Support the Innovative Development of Artificial Intelligence OPC (2026-2028). The plan sets out the “10-100-1,000-10,000” goals: in 2026, Guangdong will initially foster 10 AI OPC ecological communities with leading effects and form a group of high-quality enterprises with annual revenue exceeding RMB 10 million; by 2028, it aims to build 100 ecological communities, cultivate 1,000 benchmark enterprises, gather 10,000 innovation and entrepreneurship talents, and turn Guangdong into a nationally leading hub for AI OPC development.
To achieve the above goals, the plan deploys six key tasks: first, strengthening foundational capacity support by reinforcing intelligent computing supply, improving the “computing vouchers” system, and building a public model service platform; second, improving spatial carriers by creating OPC ecological communities where enterprises can “move in with only their brains”; third, promoting open innovation in application scenarios by building a “scenario pool” in areas such as short dramas and short videos, e-commerce, digital cultural creation, and software development; fourth, broadening financing channels by leveraging the Greater Bay Area National Venture Capital Guidance Fund and launching financial products such as “computing power loans”; fifth, strengthening talent policies by including OPC talent in provincial high-level talent recognition and opening green channels for talent introduction from Hong Kong, Macao, and overseas; and sixth, improving service guarantees by optimizing intellectual property protection services for algorithms, models, and datasets.
Link: https://www.cnbayarea.org.cn/policy/policyrelease/policies/content/post_1321436.html
On March 16, the Dongguan Municipal Data Bureau released the Work Plan on Deepening the Development of “One-stop Online Government Services 2.0” and Accelerating the Improvement of Government Service Efficiency through Digital and Intelligent Empowerment (hereinafter the “Work Plan”). The Work Plan seeks to upgrade government services and optimize the business environment and public service experience through efforts in enterprise services, matter handling, Greater Bay Area integration, AI applications, and other areas.
Link: https://www.dg.gov.cn/zwfwsjglj/zcwj/qtwj/content/post_4513618.html
(II) International Cooperation Dynamics
1.World Internet Conference holds press conference for the 2026 Asia-Pacific Summit
On March 17, the World Internet Conference held a press conference in Beijing and announced that the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit will be held in Hong Kong from April 13 to 14. The summit will organize sub-forums on topics such as “Agent Innovation and Application,” “Digital Finance,” “AI Security Governance,” “Digital Intelligence for Better Livelihoods,” “Digital and Intelligent Health,” and “Digitalization and Dissemination of Classics,” continuously building a practical exchange and cooperation platform for the Asia-Pacific region to create new opportunities and new markets for digital cooperation.
Link: https://www.cac.gov.cn/2026-03/17/c_1775482000390424.htm
On March 17, the Beijing Cyberspace Administration launched the one-month “Clear and Bright Beijing - AI for Good” special campaign. The campaign focuses on rectifying five prominent issues:
First, it will crack down on the use of artificial intelligence to generate and synthesize pornographic and vulgar information, focusing on illegal and non-compliant content involving AI-generated or AI-synthesized pornographic, vulgar, violent, bloody, or otherwise harmful material to minors, as well as traffic diversion for malicious AI “undressing” applications and the sale of illegal AI “undressing” services. Second, it will resolutely rectify AI-generated impersonation and infringement information, particularly the use of AI face-swapping, voice synthesis, and deepfake technologies without authorization from rights holders to impersonate public figures for commercial marketing or advertising. Third, it will severely investigate and punish AI-generated false rumors, especially fabricated or maliciously altered information involving politics, people’s livelihoods, disasters, and emergencies, including forged scenes, fake official notices, and malicious hype around hot events. Fourth, it will strictly rectify the sale of and instruction in “removing AI labels,” including the sale and teaching for profit of tools, software, tutorials, and services used to remove, tamper with, or conceal AI labels through e-commerce platforms, social platforms, forums, cloud-storage groups, and other channels. Fifth, it willurge platforms to strengthen their capabilities to identify, review, and dispose of AI-generated and synthesized content, requiring websites and platforms to effectively fulfill theirprimary responsibilities and improve technical monitoring, intelligent identification, traceability checks, and rapid disposal capabilities for generated and synthesized content.
Link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/DO4N_i1zzQujvLGAHCp68Q
On March 20, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) released the Research Report on High-quality Development of SMEs Empowered by Artificial Intelligence (2025). The report consists of five main parts: first, it analyzes developments in AI technology, noting that accelerated innovation in model technologies, the increasingbroadly accessible availability of computing power, the rapid maturation of intelligent products, and the flourishing open-source ecosystem all help improve scenario fit for SMEs and lower barriers and costs of access and use; second, it focuses on domestic and international development trends, observing that major countries are actively introducing support measures while China is accelerating demonstration and guidance efforts for key industries, key enterprises, and benchmark SMEs; third, it summarizes and distills scalable models for promoting SME AI application, which in practice mainly include four typical empowerment models - AI application empowerment centers, vertical industry platforms, MaaS services, and open-source services; fourth, it discusses the current state of SME application, finding that SMEs are actively exploring point-based applications across R&D, production, supply, sales, and service, but overall remain in the early stage of large-scale application; and fifth, based on the status and problems identified in the previous four parts, it offers systematic suggestions and references regarding policy improvement, supply optimization, public services, replication and promotion, ecosystem integration, and factorsupport.
Link: https://www.caict.ac.cn/kxyj/qwfb/bps/202603/P020260320385520043208.pdf
2.CAICT releases Blue Book on New-generation Intelligent Terminals (2025)
On March 16, CAICT released the Blue Book on New-generation Intelligent Terminals (2025). The report advances five main arguments: first, driven by policy and technology, new-generation intelligent terminals are moving comprehensively toward native intelligence, with continuous improvement in top-level design, industrial ecosystem, standards systems, and product experience; second, AI terminals display distinctive “four new” characteristics in cognitive collaboration, scenario anticipation, intent-driven interaction, and service symbiosis; third, the hardware foundation of AI terminal products is evolving across the full stack, with ongoing improvements in chip architecture, memory bandwidth and capacity, multimodal perception and interaction systems, two-way empowerment between communications and AI, and multi-path coordination in energy-efficiency management; fourth, deep integration between operating systems and AI is creating an intelligent hub for end-cloud collaboration, intelligent agents on terminals are redefining service paradigms, and security and privacy systems provide a solid foundation for trustworthy experiences; and fifth, with AI phones and AI PCs as breakthroughs, the report calls for stronger policy guidance, faster standards unification, key technology breakthroughs, and the building of a secure and trustworthy ecosystem to accelerate the popularization of “AI+” terminals.
Link: https://www.caict.ac.cn/kxyj/qwfb/bps/202603/P020260316619476244269.pdf
1.2026 China Cross-border E-commerce Conference and Minjiang Digital Trade Corridor Innovation and Development Conference held in Fuzhou
On March 18, the 2026 China Cross-border E-commerce Conference and Minjiang Digital Trade Corridor Innovation and Development Conference was held at the Fuzhou Strait International Conference and Exhibition Center. The meeting noted that Fuzhou is actively seizing policy opportunities such as the pilot free trade zone and the comprehensive cross-border e-commerce pilot zone, promoting the development of cross-border e-commerce and new forms of digital trade, and building an important node and platform for the domestic and international dual circulation. At the event, the Blue Book on China’s Export Cross-border E-commerce (2026) - Harmony and Symbiosis, Coupled Development was released, and project signing ceremonies were held.
Link: https://www.fuzhou.gov.cn/zwgk/gzdt/rcyw/202603/t20260318_5297737.htm
II. International Governance Developments
(I) Policy and Legislative Updates
1.U.S. President Trump unveils the National AI Legislative Framework
On March 20, U.S. President Donald Trump formally unveiled at the White House the National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence: Legislative Recommendations, which aims to establish a unified nationwide AI regulatory standard in the United States while preventing fragmented state-level legislation from hindering U.S. technological innovation and economic development. The framework centers on the following policy goals: first, protecting minors by encouraging Congress to adopt measures shielding them from AI-related risks and giving parents tools to control their children’s online experiences; second, strengthening communities and economic development by promoting AI’s positive role in improving local economies and infrastructure while ensuring that data-center energy costs are not passed on to residents; third, respecting intellectual property and supporting creators by protecting the copyrights of American creators while preserving reasonable space for AI systems to make use of existing information for development; fourth, preventing censorship and protecting freedom of speech by emphasizing that federal policy should safeguard First Amendment rights and prevent AI systems from becoming tools for suppressing lawful political expression; fifth, promoting innovation and ensuring U.S. leadership in AI by encouraging Congress to reduce unnecessary regulatory barriers and support broad deployment of AI in industry and scientific research; and sixth, educating the public and cultivating AI talent by expanding workforce training and upskilling programs so that American workers can benefit from AI development.
On March 18, the Communications Committee of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies voted on and approved the report on the Bill Establishing the Regulatory Framework for the Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (PL 2688/2025). The bill proposes to establish a regulatory framework for the development and use of AI in Brazil, covering rights and obligations, governance mechanisms, transparency, and civil and criminal liability.
Link: https://www.camara.leg.br/evento-legislativo/81296
3.Kenya advances the Artificial Intelligence Bill (2026) to build a national AI regulatory framework
According to a March 17 report by CIO Africa, Kenya has advanced the Artificial Intelligence Bill (2026) to the National Assembly for consideration. The bill text is searchable in Kenya’s official legal database and appears as a legislative draft formed in February 2026, currently at the parliamentary stage. Based on public reporting and the existing text, the draft seeks to establish a unified national AI governance system, with institutional design around the establishment of a regulatory authority, risk-tiered management, algorithmic accountability, and legal liability. The bill proposes the creation of a dedicated regulator to conduct ongoing supervision of the development, deployment, and operation of AI systems, and introduces a differentiated regulatory model based on risk levels in order to strengthen review of high-risk systems. At the same time, the draft sets corresponding legal liability mechanisms for entities that violate relevant obligations, thereby reinforcing algorithmic accountability and compliance requirements. If enacted, the legislation would become one of the more systematic AI governance laws in Africa and would have demonstrative significance for data governance, platform liability, and algorithmic regulation.
Link: https://cioafrica.co/kenya-tables-ai-bill-proposing-regulator-risk-rules-and-penalties/
4.United Kingdom releases the Report and Impact Assessment on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
On March 18, as required by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, the UK government submitted to Parliament the Report and Impact Assessment on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, focusing on the institutional arrangements for the use of copyrighted works in AI system development, analyzing in depth the relationship between AI training data use and the current copyright regime, and evaluating how different policy options may affect creators, technology developers, and industrial development.
On March 19, the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee and Civil Liberties Committee approved a simplified proposal to revise the AI Act, advocating postponement of the effective dates of certain rules for high-risk AI systems and adding a proposal to prohibit “Nudifier” systems - AI applications used to manipulate images into sexual or intimate content. This is an important legislative signal concerning follow-up implementation adjustments under the EU AI Act.
6.U.S. Department of Commerce announces a new phase of the American AI exports program
On March 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a furtheradvancement of the American AI exports program and issued a call for proposals to U.S. industry-led consortia aimed at exporting full-stack AI technology packages. Pursuant to President Donald J. Trump’s AI action plan and export directive, the Department is implementing a full-stack AI export promotion program to enhance U.S. leadership in global AI. The solicitation covers two types of industry-led consortia: preset consortia and on-demand consortia. Preset consortia must demonstrate capabilities across all layers of the AI technology stack and continuously provide deployable global solutions that will form part of what the U.S. government offers to allies and partners worldwide. On-demand consortia are assembled by industry around specific opportunities identified on a project basis and need only cover the layers of the technology stack necessary for a given transaction. These on-demand consortia are tailored solutions designed for specific opportunities.
On March 17, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released privacy guidance on Age Assurance technologies, clarifying that when online platforms fulfill obligations to protect minors, they must also comply with personal information protection principles. The guidance responds primarily to the privacy risks arising in recent years from platforms’ use of age estimation and age verification technologies to enhance protection for minors. It emphasizes that organizations should, when designing age-assurance mechanisms, prioritize technological approaches that are less intrusive to personal privacy and strictly follow the principle of data minimization, avoiding unnecessary identity verification or excessive information collection in the process of determining age. At the same time, the guidance requires relevant entities to assess the privacy impacts of the technologies they adopt before implementing age-assurance measures and to ensure that users can clearly understand how their data will be processed and what the consequences will be. By bringing “how to conduct age verification” within the scope of compliance review, the document promotes an institutional balance between the protection of minors and the protection of personal information, reflecting Australia’s regulatory trend in platform governance from a results-oriented approach toward process compliance.
8.Singapore updates AI healthcare guidance - AIHGIe 2.0
On March 18, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) released the updated Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Guidelines (AIHGIe 2.0), an important specialized governance document in the medical AI context. It aims to provide clearer and more practical guidance for the deployment and use of AI in the healthcare sector, so as to ensure patient safety and enhance public trust.
9.South Korea releases the cross-departmental “AX-Sprint” policy to advance AI applications
On March 18, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced in official materials that 11 departments will work jointly to support the development of 246 AI application products during 2026-2027, with total funding of approximately KRW 754 billion, together with follow-up support such as innovative procurement and regulatory improvement. This is atypical example of using industrial policy and regulatory coordination to advance AI deployment.
Link: https://www.motir.go.kr/kor/article/ATCL3f49a5a8c/171603/view
(II) Law Enforcement and Judicial Updates
According to a March 17 Reuters report, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit temporarily stayed an earlier injunction that had barred AI company Perplexity from operating its shopping agent on Amazon, allowing the service to continue during the appeal. The case arose from Amazon’s accusation that Perplexity used automated agent tools to access user accounts without authorization and simulate human operations, thereby circumventing platform access controls and violating the terms of service. A lower court had previously issued a preliminary injunction in Amazon’s favor. Although the latest ruling is procedural in nature, the case has already touched on core legal issues concerning the operation of AI agents in platform environments, including the boundaries of user authorization, the legality of platform countermeasures, and the attribution of responsibility for automated behavior. The case reflects the challenge AI agents pose to existing platform-governance rules, and relevant rules may gradually take shape through future judicial precedents.
On March 17, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing on Updating America’s Financial Privacy Framework for the 21st Century, discussing possible revisions to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). According to the hearing materials, U.S. financial-data regulation currently faces fragmented federal and state rules, and lawmakers are considering legislative changes to improve consumers’ right to know about and control their personal financial data, while promoting a unified system of data-processing rules. At the same time, the discussion emphasized balancing stronger privacy protection with the compliance costs borne by financial institutions, especially smaller ones. This development indicates that the United States is moving away from the traditional “notice-and-consent” model toward a regulatory path that places greater emphasis on data control rights and institutional consistency.
Link: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/BA/BA00/20260317/119049/HHRG-119-BA00-20260317-SD002.pdf
3.Rome court revokes the EUR 15 million administrative fine imposed on OpenAI
According to a March 19 Reuters report, a court in Rome announced a ruling on the same day revoking the EUR 15 million administrative fine imposed on OpenAI by the Italian data protection authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, Garante). Garante declined to comment.
The basic facts of the case are as follows: in December 2024, Garante concluded its investigation into OpenAI and imposed the above penalty, finding that OpenAI had committed four violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in its operations: first, it failed to notify the regulator in a timely manner of the data breach that occurred in March 2023; second, it used user data for ChatGPT training without lawful authorization, meaning its data processing lacked a lawful basis; third, OpenAI had not established a compliant age-verification mechanism and its protections for minors were insufficient; and fourth, the accuracy of its data outputs was inadequate. OpenAI had previously argued that the penalty was disproportionate and filed an appeal. In March 2025, the Rome court had already suspended enforcement of the penalty. The court has not yet published its reasoning.
According to a March 17 Reuters report, European publishers, technology companies, and startup representative bodies jointly pressed EU antitrust regulators to conclude as soon as possible their investigation into Google’s alleged self-preferencing of its own services in web search and to impose deterrent fines on the company.
On March 25, 2024, the European Commission launched an antitrust investigation into Google’s parent company Alphabet under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), originally planning to complete it within 12 months, but the investigation has now continued for nearly two years. The signatory organizations explicitly demanded that the European Commission formally find Alphabet in violation and, in addition to issuing injunctions, impose substantial fines. Google denied any self-preferencing, saying it had made major adjustments to its search products. The European Commission confirmed receipt of the letter and stated that it is working to conclude the investigation as quickly as possible.
(III) International Cooperation Dynamics
1.South Korea signs memorandum of cooperation on a “Global AI Center” with six UN agencies
On March 17, South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok traveled to Geneva and signed a memorandum of cooperation on a “Global AI Center” with six UN agencies, namely the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, and the United Nations Development Programme. The Global AI Center is a global platform intended to promote cooperation among AI-related departments of specialized UN agencies and others. South Korea stated that it will actively provide financial support for the initial construction and operation of the center and invited international organizations to participate actively.
Link: https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?Seq_Code=88850&lang=c&utm
On March 18, Japan and Singapore issued a joint statement announcing the establishment of a strategic partnership. The two sides emphasized that they would strengthen cooperation in digitalization and technology, deepen AI cooperation, establish ICT policy dialogue, strengthen cybersecurity cooperation, and promote personal information protection. They are committed to building a safe, reliable, and trustworthy AI ecosystem, including AI safety, AI governance, and AI models that respect local languages and cultures.
3.WIPO launches the “Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange” (AIII) initiative in Geneva
On March 17, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held the launch event for the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) initiative at its Geneva headquarters, with simultaneous online livestreaming. The initiative aims to provide a neutral platform for creators, rights holders, developers, and related experts to conduct global dialogue on the technical and operational dimensions of intellectual property systems in the context of artificial intelligence. It focuses on the technological and operational issues facing IP systems in the AI era, building a neutral exchange platform for creators, rights holders, AI developers, and experts from various fields to explore challenges and practical solutions involving watermarks, authentication tools, metadata, digital identifiers, rights management, and content-recognition systems. The initiative does not formulate policy or legal standards; rather, it focuses on how technical systems can effectively support creators and innovators while also promoting AI development.
4.Sweden joins the Pax Silica initiative
On March 17, Sweden’s foreign minister signed the Pax Silica declaration while visiting Houston, Texas, in the United States. Launched by the United States in December 2025, Pax Silica has already been signed by more than ten countries including Australia, India, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. The declaration is a U.S.-led initiative to build a secure, resilient, and innovation-driven technology ecosystem, covering areas such as AI infrastructure. It aims to safeguard global technology supply chains, address opportunities and vulnerabilities in AI supply chains, explore joint investment, unlock the economic potential of the new AI era, and advance AI-driven prosperity among partner countries.
Link: https://www.government.se/press-releases/2026/03/sweden-joins-pax-silica-initiative/
1.NVIDIA GTC 2026 Global AI Conference held in San Jose
From March 16 to 19, NVIDIA GTC 2026 was held in San Jose, California, with online participation available simultaneously. As one of the world’s top AI technology events, the conference featured about 1,000 technical sessions, around 2,000 speakers, and approximately 450 corporate sponsors.
On March 16, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote speech, announcing that the Blackwell and Vera Rubin platforms are expected to generate at least USD 1 trillion in revenue between 2025 and 2027. He pointed out that agentic AI is fundamentally transforming computing demand, and that total venture investment in AI-native enterprises reached a record high last year. The conference also announced the full commercial launch of the IGX Thor physical AI platform for the industrial edge, support for the OpenClaw ecosystem, and the introduction of technologies such as the NemoClaw enterprise-grade agentic AI stack. Core topics of the conference covered eight major directions, including agentic AI and reasoning, AI factories and computing infrastructure expansion, physical AI and robotics, and the open-model ecosystem.
