US China pact appears unlikely

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AI industry leaders and Britain urged U.S.–China coordination on international AI standards under the G20, but trust gaps and doubts about imported systems’ fit for developing countries made agreement unlikely.

The Washington Post

AI leaders say U.S. and China need a deal. That probably won’t happen.

Industry leaders have called for coordination between the global powers on AI, but a lack of trust and internal divisions make agreement unlikely.

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Project Syndicate

Technological Leapfrogging in the AI Age

Across Africa, past success stories have led policymakers to believe that developing economies can usually bypass the arduous, expensive stages of infrastructure development by adopting technologies built elsewhere. But this approach deserves more scrutiny, especially when applied to imported AI systems.