Trump rejects AI giants’ warnings of existential threat

President Trump's rejection of AI safety warnings reflects the US focus on technological dominance over China. This position directly counters calls from OpenAI and Anthropic for a development slowdown. The US sees AI as a zero-sum game, prioritizing speed over coordinated global safety. This ensures continued rapid innovation within the American AI sector, regardless of ethical concerns from leading developers. It also shows a continued push for US technological supremacy.

China's response is a push for open-source AI and a new multilateral framework. Chinese companies like Moonshot AI and Alibaba have released large models; Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 has 2.8 trillion parameters. President Xi Jinping proposed a BRICS AI open-source community and launched the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO). Twenty-nine countries have signed WAICO's founding agreement, including Indonesia and Pakistan. This initiative directly challenges Washington's Pax Silica framework.

The test for Asian nations is whether they align with the US-led Pax Silica or China's WAICO. Beijing's offer of thousands of AI training opportunities and cooperation centers with ASEAN and the African Union is a direct play for influence. The choice will shape regional access to advanced AI technology and participation in global rule-setting. This will determine future AI infrastructure and supply chain alignments across Asia.