WASHINGTON - The U.S. is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded from a U.S.-led AI coalition if they also sign up for Beijing’s competing framework, according to a U.S. official and an internal draft reviewed by reporters.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.About two dozen countries have joined, including Kazakhstan, a key potential source of critical minerals that has also joined China’s coalition, as well as close U.S. allies such as Japan, Australia and South Korea.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China
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The U.S. is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must choose sides in the AI race with China, warning that joining Beijing's competing framework would exclude them from a U.S.-led AI coalition, according to a U.S. official and an internal draft.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China
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