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Brazil adviser: LatAm, Europe sidelined in US-China AI race

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.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of an opinion piece from a political adviser about the geopolitical implications of AI development.

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Brazil adviser: LatAm, Europe sidelined in US-China AI race

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Igor Patrick ·

    Latin America and Europe are bystanders in the US-China AI race, says Lula’s top adviser

    The race for artificial intelligence has hardened into a two-power contest between the United States and China, fought over rare earths, data and the rules governing the technology, with Latin America and Europe sidelined, Brazil’s top foreign policy adviser said on Tuesday. Cels…