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The United States urges countries to take a side in the AI race between Washington and Beijing
The United States is preparing to tell dozens of countries that they must choose a side in the artificial intelligence race between America and China, which is competing. Choosing both sides could risk exclusion from a US-led coalition.
Reuters reports this.
The publication cites a draft letter prepared by the State Department and addressed to 35 countries that signed the July AI Opportunity Statement.
Among those who may be addressed are participants in the non-binding Pax Silica framework initiative, as well as other countries that have expressed an interest in coordinating AI cooperation with Washington.
Note that the Pax Silica initiative is designed to safeguard supply chains necessary for AI development. This ranges from semiconductors and critical minerals to energy and AI models themselves. So far, roughly two dozen countries have signed the declaration, including Japan, Australia, and South Korea.
As Reuters writes, by pressuring partners to force them to choose a side, the United States hopes to deprive China of resources in the race to create the most sophisticated AI that could be used for military or economic advantage.
In July, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced a competing "Global AI Cooperation Organization," promoting Beijing's technologies as a challenge to U.S. influence in a rapidly evolving sector.
At present, Kazakhstan is the only known country that has joined both initiatives, which has alarmed Washington.
"To be part of everything is to be part of nothing. Signing the Pax Silica declaration is not merely joining an organization but a commitment. It cannot be reconciled with membership in overlapping initiatives whose demands conflict with our own," the letter says.
Additionally, the appeal to countries urges them to "consciously choose" in the matter of AI cooperation. Reuters has not yet been able to determine when exactly the United States plans to send this letter or whether it could be changed before dispatch.
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