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US warns countries: join Pax Silica or face exclusion

8/16/2026

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The United States will tell countries to join either Pax Silica or China’s AI coalition, or be excluded.
Kazakhstan is the only nation to join both AI coalitions, prompting Washington alarm.
Undersecretary of State Jacob Helberg hosted the Pax Silica Summit on Dec. 12, 2025 in Washington, focusing on AI security.
Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the rival World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization in July 2025 to promote open-weight AI models.

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The United States will tell countries to join either Pax Silica or China’s AI coalition, or be excluded.
Kazakhstan is the only nation to join both AI coalitions, prompting Washington alarm.
Undersecretary of State Jacob Helberg hosted the Pax Silica Summit on Dec. 12, 2025 in Washington, focusing on AI security.
Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the rival World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization in July 2025 to promote open-weight AI models.