US pressures 35 countries to choose sides in AI tech race
96Stats · x · 2026-08-17
The US is reportedly pressuring 35 countries to distance themselves from China to access American AI. The author argues this is irrational, as countries naturally want the best mix of Nvidia GPUs, Chinese open-source models, US cloud services, and cheaper hardware. Forcing a choice risks creating two separate AI ecosystems with divergent chips, models, and standards.
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