MUST READ | Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts AI could eliminate most human illnesses in next 5 to 10 yearsThe US launched Pax Silica last year to secure supply chains for AI models, semiconductors, and critical minerals amid growing technology competition with China. About two dozen countries have joined the initiative, including Japan, Australia, South Korea, and Kazakhstan, a major potential source of critical minerals.Kazakhstan has also joined a rival Chinese initiative, making it the only country known to be part of both frameworks. This has raised concerns in Washington.AdvertisementThe draft letter states, “To be part of everything is to be...