Middle AI Powers Can Exert Greater Influence Through Collaboration
Manderljung · x · 2026-07-09
The post explores how middle AI powers impact the overall trajectory of AI development. The author suggests that beyond just observing, these entities can make an impact through cooperation, such as unilaterally recognizing EU GPAI compliance, driving new rounds of corporate commitments (like the 2027 Geneva Summit), and forming a frontier model buyers' club to pool negotiating leverage.
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