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https://archive.ph/aiJiq https://archive.ph/aiJiq EU allies join US pact to break reliance on Chinese AI supply chains Jacob Helberg, architect of Pax Silica,
by alecco 4mo ago
https://archive.ph/aiJiq https://archive.ph/aiJiq
EU allies join US pact to break reliance on Chinese AI supply chains
Jacob Helberg, architect of Pax Silica, tells the FT the American-led group will boost innovation
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European AI people not too happy about it:
https://xcancel.com/RnaudBertrand/status/2069574934972797089 https://xcancel.com/RnaudBertrand/status/2069574934972797089
> It's over, Europe has officially given up on its digital sovereignty: they just signed up to Pax Silica, the US initiative to lock other countries in its AI stack.
> In case you think I'm exaggerating, Jacob Helberg, the US Under-Secretary of State who architected Pax Silica, LITERALLY says so in the article: he himself explicitly positions Pax Silica as designed to counter "digital sovereignty" - a concept he opposes because it would mean countries building their own tech stacks.
> The cage door was wide open and clearly labeled. They walked in anyway.
- himata4113 4mo agoNo? This looks like securing the interests of silicon manufacturing in Europe. This has very little to do with AI models or AI compute sovereignty. It allows the chip industry between europe and US confidence that even with aggressive export controls they will have business.