The Battle for General AI Could Determine the Future of the Global Economy
The race to develop artificial general intelligence could transform economic growth, employment, financial markets and the balance of global power.
Read the original →Article digest · Oct 25 AM
AI & International Politics — what each story says
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🇺🇸 US–China rivalry4
US and China explore AI 'hot line' amid safety concerns
The US has proposed an AI communication channel with China to address potential crises and misuse. The proposal comes as concerns grow over the risks of advanced AI.
Read the original →Pax Silica: War profiteering enters the age of AI
Sara Flounders, writing on October 23, 2026, says war is the most profitable product U.S. capitalism produces and that the profits are guaranteed. She says this explains every escalation in Washington's new cold war against China.
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- INSIGHT: Bill Gates Warns AI Will Eliminate Jobs as North America Faces a Race With China – and an Urgent Need for RegulationEnergyNow.com · 10/23 21:01 UTC
🤝 Diplomacy, summits and alliances1
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- Togo, Nigeria explore AI and digital infrastructure cooperation at World Bank SummitTech Review Africa · 10/24 13:33 UTC
🛡️ Security and the military1
Lin urges Taiwan-Europe cooperation on trusted AI, drone supply chains
Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung called on Saturday for Taiwan and Europe to build trusted supply chains in artificial intelligence and drones. He said closer cooperation could strengthen economic and national security.
Read the original →🇯🇵 Japan's diplomacy and AI1
UN Security Council to set up expert group on security impact of AI; US, China, Russia not participating
Greek UN Ambassador Aglaia Balta, whose country holds the Security Council presidency, announced on the 23rd that an informal expert group will be set up. It will discuss the security impact of emerging technologies including AI.
Read the original →🇺🇳 International bodies and agreements2
AI-powered scams: Why cross-border cooperation matters
Cross-border fraud is evolving, from large-scale web scams and criminal network cells to human callers and AI-generated voices. The piece, from an interview with CGTN, asks how the UN has helped ensure AI-aided crime does not pay.
Read the original →Vietnam seeks stronger UN support for AI, green growth
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung reaffirmed Vietnam's commitment to the United Nations and called for stronger cooperation in AI governance and green development. He spoke during a meeting with UN Resident Coordinator Pauline Tamesis ahead of United Nations Day.
Read the original →🔌 Export controls between states2
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- China's AI compute power set to double, but heavily reliant on US chips: reportSouth China Morning Post · 10/24 01:00 UTC
- Security Firm Discovers 32 NVIDIA B300 GPUs Operating Inside China Telecom, Showing U.S. Export Controls Aren’t Curbing Top-Tier AI Hardware From Getting OutWccftech · 10/23 20:08 UTC
The analysis and visual summary are in the Oct 25 AM issue. Japanese version here.