The Geopolitical Drag on AI Governance by Gabriela Ramos
The Trump administration’s decision to prioritize national competitiveness over multilateral frameworks has deepened the fragmentation of AI governance—and expanded the opening for China to organize its own system. But China’s approach is similarly shaped primarily by its own geopolitical ambitions.
PARIS—Last month, China announced the creation of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, a 38-country platform focused on AI cooperation, bridging the AI divide by supporting innovation and deployment in developing countries. WAICO marks a turning point, but not the one the world needs.
