COMMENT: Kazakhstan’s multi-vector AI diplomacy faces a test of technological dependence
Kazakhstan is the only country to have joined both the US-led Pax Silica and China's World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO). A draft US State Department letter would make participation in Pax Silica contingent on an exclusive commitment, limiting members' ability to engage with WAICO. Kazakhstan's AI infrastructure is built around American chip technology, and it has not yet been forced to make a choice.
Why it matters: The episode tests Kazakhstan's multi-vector AI diplomacy by exposing its technological dependence on US infrastructure.