Combatting AI Coercion and the Unexpected Climate Dividend

The article warns that AI coercion, driven by reliance on foreign-controlled computing infrastructure and energy systems, poses a growing strategic threat to national security and economic stability. It highlights the concentration of AI infrastructure in a few companies and nations, such as the U.S. and China, which use technological dominance for geopolitical leverage, exemplified by export controls on semiconductors and rare earth minerals.