The AI Non-Aligned Movement
Summary
Washington and Beijing are exploring ways to communicate when AI systems go wrong, underscoring both the intensity and the risks of the global AI race. For Nepal, the challenge is to build technological agency and sovereign interoperability rather than becoming dependent on foreign AI ecosystems.
Key Points
- The U.S. and China are beginning to explore cooperation on AI safety and incident management even as they compete fiercely in the global AI race.
- For Nepal, the key issue is not simply adopting AI, but preserving technological agency in a world shaped by powerful AI ecosystems.
- The article argues that sovereign AI should mean control over core layers such as energy, connectivity, data centers, compute, data and models, not complete technological self-sufficiency.
- Nepal could turn its clean energy, geography and connectivity into a role in the AI infrastructure layer if it ensures security, reliability and data governance.
