China AI Safety and Development Association (CnAISDA)

Overview

Consortium of leading Chinese AI institutions (incl. BAAI, CAICT, CCID, CAS Institute of Automation, Peking University, Shanghai AI Lab, Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute, Tsinghua University) launched around the 2025 Paris AI Action Summit. Functions as China's counterpart in international AI safety institute dialogues, spanning AI safety research from theory to testing, audits, and governance.

Leadership

• Convening experts incl. Andrew Yao, Fu Ying, Xue Lan, Zeng Yi

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Connections

• China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT)中国信息通信研究院Founding member institutionHigh
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• China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID)中国电子信息产业发展研究院Founding member institutionHigh
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• Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory上海人工智能实验室Founding member institutionHigh
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• Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI)北京智源人工智能研究院Founding member institutionHigh
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• Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute上海期智研究院Founding member institutionHigh
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• Tsinghua University – Institute for AI International Governance (I-AIIG)清华大学人工智能国际治理研究院Founding member institutionHigh
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• Peking University – Center for AI Safety and Governance北京大学人工智能安全与治理中心Founding member institutionHigh
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• Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance, CAS Institute of Automation人工智能伦理与治理研究中心（中科院自动化所）Founding member institutionHigh
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