U.S. to Tell Partners They Must Pick Sides in AI Race with China
The draft letter tells 35 signatories to choose deliberately on AI cooperation or risk being left out of a U.S.-led coalition.
- The State Department is preparing to tell 35 signatories of the "AI Opportunity Statement" they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race, warning exclusion from the US-led coalition if they join Beijing's competing framework.
- Washington launched the Pax Silica initiative last year to secure AI-related supply chains, while Chinese President Jinping launched a rival "World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization" in Jul to challenge US-led influence.
- Kazakhstan, a key source of critical minerals, has joined both initiatives, alarming Washington. An official told Reuters, "You can't have it both ways," emphasizing nations cannot credibly partner with conflicting technology ecosystems.
- By forcing this choice, Washington aims to starve China of resources for sophisticated AI-related technologies. The draft letter urges countries to "choose deliberately" regarding their Pax Silica Declaration membership.
- Chinese open-weight AI-related models are gaining ground against proprietary systems from OpenAI and Anthropic, forcing a global reckoning over the power and security of advanced AI-related technologies.
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Pax Silica: US tells 35 countries to pick a side on AI
Michael Martina reported the draft for Reuters on 14 August, citing a US official and an internal document. The letter goes to the 35 signatories of an American “AI Opportunity Statement” from June. Its message is that countries must choose. The wording is blunt for a diplomatic text. “To be part of everything is to […] This story continues at The Next Web
Why will countries have to choose? The United States is preparing to tell dozens of countries that they must choose a side in the AI race between America and rival China. Choosing both sides risks expulsion from the US-led coalition, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Reuters. The publication cites a draft letter prepared by the State Department and addressed to the 35 countries that signed the AI Opportunity Statement in July. This number (to whom the…
US demands countries pick sides in AI race with China - ReutersThe United States is warning dozens of countries that they must choose between a US-led AI coalition and a Beijing programme. The Pax Silica initiative aims to provide supply chains for AI models, semiconductors and minerals.
US To Tell Partners To Pick Sides In AI Competition With China: Report
The race between the US and China for technological leadership has reached a pivotal moment, as Chinese open-weight AI models have made rapid gains against proprietary systems from US companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seung-wook = As competition intensifies between the United States and China in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), if major countries such as South Korea face a China-led AI...
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US to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China
"Signature of the Pax Silica Declaration is not merely a membership subscription, but a commitment," the draft letter says, referring to the United States-led AI coalition launched last year.
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