Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has joined hands with US companies OpenAI and Google to advance global open-source standards in the rapidly advancing field of agentic artificial intelligence.
The development marks a rare collaboration between a US-sanctioned Chinese heavyweight and its US counterparts in global AI standards setting amid US-China geopolitical and tech competition.
On Tuesday, the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) announced Huawei as one of 97 new members joining its ranks, bringing its total membership to 146 organisations.
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Huawei and Beijing-headquartered PC maker Lenovo were the first Chinese companies to join as members, with most other members hailing from Europe and North America.
Launched in December by the Linux Foundation, a non-profit that promotes open source technology, the AAIF’s mission is to “[unite] cutting-edge technology and open source governance to shape the future of open and accessible AI”.
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Its founding members include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft.
