US forces allies to choose sides in the ai cold war or lose tech access
the us is drafting a letter threatening to cut off countries from the 'pax silica' coalition if they join china's rival ai framework. this forces a geopolitical split in critical supply chains for chips and models.
the us is preparing to demand that partner countries sever ties with china's ai initiatives to maintain access to the 'pax silica' coalition, a bloc designed to secure supply chains for ai models, semiconductors, and minerals. a state department draft warns that being part of both us and chinese frameworks means being 'part of nothing,' directly pressuring nations like kazakhstan that currently straddle both sides. this escalation follows xi jinping's july launch of the world artificial intelligence cooperation organization, which promotes open-weight chinese models as alternatives to us systems. by threatening exclusion, washington aims to isolate china's technological ecosystem and secure dominance over critical resources. the policy risks fragmenting the global ai landscape, forcing nations to choose between us-backed closed systems and china's open-weight alternatives.