US to warn partners they must pick sides in artificial intelligence race with China
Washington last year launched the Pax Silica initiative aimed at securing supply chains for AI models, semiconductors and critical minerals, amid a fierce technology rivalry with Beijing.
The United States is set to warn its partners that they must choose sides in the artificial intelligence (AI) race with China, according to a US official and an internal draft reviewed by Reuters. If countries join China's competing framework, they will be excluded from a US-led coalition aimed at securing supply chains for AI models, semiconductors, and critical minerals, known as Pax Silica.
About two dozen countries, including Kazakhstan, Japan, Australia, and South Korea, have already joined Pax Silica. The draft letter, prepared by the State Department, urges these countries to "choose deliberately" on AI and not to participate in duplicative initiatives whose expectations conflict with US interests. China has launched its own rival initiative, the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, which Beijing sees as a challenge to US influence in the fast-moving sector.
The US hopes that by pressuring countries to pick sides, it can starve China of resources in the AI race, which could have implications for military or economic dominance.
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