Why are US AI giants calling for ‘Pacing The Frontier’, and why is China calling it a ‘Cold War tactic’? We ask the experts
THE SO WHAT
When US labs advocate “pacing the frontier” and China frames it as a Cold War move, AI safety becomes entangled with industrial policy and great-power competition. Multinationals should plan for divergent AI rulesets and potential pressure to align with one bloc’s standards over another’s.
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