China's Affordable AI Tightens the U.S. Alliance Pitch

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China's affordable, open-source AI models are narrowing the gap with the U.S. frontier tech, pressuring Washington to rally allies while grappling with an erratic export-controls regime and a broader push for digital sovereignty; the Pax Silica effort seeks a U.S.-led AI and chip bloc as 35 countries join the AI Opportunity declaration, but partners remain cautious about interoperability and reliance on Chinese infrastructure.
- China's AI progress strains U.S. alliance pitch Axios
- In AI race vs. U.S., China eyes a come-from-behind victory The Washington Post
- US officials fear ‘supervillain’ China pulling ahead in AI race even a little South China Morning Post
- Chinese AI firms scale aggressively to compete with US Semafor
- Talent, not technology, is reshaping the US-China AI race CNA
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