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.
The United States is preparing to inform several countries that they must choose between aligning with the US-led AI coalition, Pax Silica, or Beijing's competing framework. According to a draft letter reviewed by Reuters, the US intends to exclude countries from the coalition if they also join China's initiative. The Pax Silica initiative, launched last year, aims to secure supply chains for AI models, semiconductors, and critical minerals amid a fierce technology rivalry with China.
About two dozen countries have joined Pax Silica, including Kazakhstan, a key potential source of critical minerals that has also signed up for China's coalition, as well as close US allies such as Japan, Australia, and South Korea. The US hopes to leverage this choice to starve China of resources in the race for the most sophisticated AI, which could be used for military or economic dominance.
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