U.S. expands Pax Silica to 35 countries — China's cheaper AI is straining the coalition pitch

The U.S. State Department brought Germany, India, and the EU into its Pax Silica technology-supply coalition at a Washington summit, now 35 countries strong under a pro-growth AI governance declaration. China's AI models are closing the capability gap at substantially lower cost, giving prospective partners a credible alternative and eroding the terms-of-the-deal logic behind U.S. tech alignment.

Source: axios.com ↗