💼 Foreign Influence on AI Development in the US
The Bitcoin Policy Institute has published a report on tactics used to block and slow down American AI infrastructure. According to the 'The Singham Ground Game' study, such actions by China have already hindered the implementation of projects worth $23.6 billion.
🌍 Mechanisms of geopolitical interference in supply chains and the deployment of computing power have been identified. Geopolitics directly affects the physical and computational infrastructure of AI, not just the software component.
👤 AI development is not just a technical process, but a field of geopolitical confrontation where infrastructural decisions can be blocked at the policy level.
Source 1: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/foreign-influence-campaign-against-american-ai-part-ii-singham-ground-game
Source 2: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/china-aligned-ground-game-stalled-or-blocked-23-6-billion-in-american-ai-infrastructure