With Pakistan currently bracing for monsoon rains, meteorologists there are relying on MAZU-Urban, an AI-powered, multi-hazard early warning system launched by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA).
Designed to help developing nations mitigate climate-related disasters, it provides real-time monitoring and AI-generated emergency plans across scenarios like floods, typhoons, and agricultural risks.
As an open-source AI model developed in China, Mazu-Urban can be customized by local users to suit their particular needs.
"This is the avenue where we can devise more products that we can host in this machine. So it means that that will turn our weather forecasting more effective and we will be in a better position to forecast regarding extreme events, floods, droughts and any such situation that can be problematic for the people," said Frukh Bashir, head of research and development at the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
This is just one example of how China has consistently promoted a collaborative approach to the global development of artificial intelligence, and ensured Chinese technology is available to developing countries that need it the most.
"China has always upheld the principle of people-centered AI for Good, promoted open-source accessibility and security control of AI technology, helped countries in the Global South strengthen their AI capabilities, and explored a development model that promotes mutual development between independent innovation and open cooperation, and dynamically balances technological progress and security governance. This is one of China's contributions to making sure AI better serves human society," said Zhang Kailin, deputy director of the Department of Innovation and High-Tech Development at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
China's open-source AI models have been download more than 10 billion times, more than any other country, and entrepreneurs and research teams from all over the world are adapting China's large language models (LLMs), with more than 200 derivative models emerging every day on average.
"China's artificial intelligence has provided the world with many affordable and effective open-source models and intelligent products and equipment. We have always upheld the spirit of openness and win-win cooperation, promoting the creation of a diverse and open innovation ecosystem, which is also an important part of global AI governance," said Gan Xiaobin, deputy director of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
In Zimbabwe, a supercomputing center built with Chinese government aid has become a crucial foundation for the development of artificial intelligence in the country -- another example of how Chinese solutions are becoming a vital force in bridging the global intelligence gap.
Chinese AI solution supports crucial monsoon monitoring in Pakistan
