Latin America and Europe are bystanders in the US-China AI race, says Lula’s top adviser
Brazil's top foreign policy adviser, Celso Amorim, stated that Latin America and Europe are currently sidelined in the artificial intelligence race, which has become a two-power contest between the United States and China. Amorim argued that this technological divide will exacerbate existing power asymmetries. He proposed that the Global South, through blocs like BRICS, should seek to balance this dynamic by leveraging resources such as rare earths and data as matters of sovereignty, rather than aligning with either superpower. AI
IMPACT Suggests a geopolitical realignment is needed for non-superpowers to navigate AI's power-multiplying effects.