China creates World AI body with Russia and 27 others, but without US

China has created an international organization to set standards and introduce regulation for AI, inviting 28 other countries to join — but the US, a leading AI powerhouse is not part it. The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) was established by 29 countries, including China, Russia and Brazil, at a ceremony in Shanghai, China , on July 16. Notably absent are the US, the European Union and its member states, the UK, Japan and South Korea.