As the U.S. and China Divide the World Into Rival AI Blocs, “Swing Countries” Gain Leverage - AI the News That's Fit to Prompt #125
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| MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026 · VOL. 1, NO. 125 · 6 STORIES |
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‘Everyone Is Hedging.’ As the U.S. and China Divide the World Into Rival AI Blocs, ‘Swing Countries’ Gain Leverage
The U.S.-led Pax Silica and China’s World AI Cooperation Organization are pulling countries into rival camps. Kazakhstan joined the U.S. supply-chain effort in June, then became a founding member of China’s group three weeks later, and experts say the window to keep doing both may be closing. |
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