35 nations sign Pax Silica AI pact; US-Japan bilateral targets chips, data, and critical systems

Thirty-five nations signed the Joint Statement on AI Opportunity at the Pax Silica Summit and launched Pax Pass, an AI-powered platform for verifying trusted-partner supply chains. The US-Japan bilateral — covering chips, data infrastructure, and critical-system security, and born from bilateral consultations — moves both countries from informal alignment to a formal governance structure, a concrete development for Japan-based companies operating inside the US-aligned AI supply chain.

Source: state.gov ↗