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US Absence at G20 Signals Retreat from AI Governance
12/3/2025
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- At the G20 summit in Johannesburg, the United States did not participate.
- Its absence signals a retreat from multilateral AI governance.
- The summit stressed AI should serve humanity and be governed collectively.
- India, Brazil, and South Africa helped shape the Global South agenda.
- The United States has opportunities to re-engage at the upcoming G20 summit it will host.
