# World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-14**: Draft exclusivity letter reported — Reuters reports the State Department has prepared a letter telling partners they must pick sides or risk exclusion from the U.S.-led AI coalition.
- **2026-07**: China launches rival AI organization — President Xi Jinping launches the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, promoting open-weight technology as a challenge to U.S. influence.
- **2026-06**: 35 countries sign AI Opportunity Statement — Thirty-five nations sign the U.S. 'AI Opportunity Statement,' including members of the non-binding Pax Silica framework and others seeking AI cooperation with Washington.
- **2025**: US launches Pax Silica initiative — Washington launches Pax Silica to secure supply chains for AI models, semiconductors, and critical minerals amid a technology rivalry with Beijing.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### US Gives 35 AI Partners an Ultimatum: Drop China's Framework or Lose Access
2026-08-16 02:50:44 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

Washington is moving to force AI alignment, warning the 35 signatories of its AI Opportunity Statement that joining China's open-weight WAICO will cost them Pax Silica supply-chain access. The move could split global AI into two parallel model, compute, and standards ecosystems.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/us-35-ai-partners-ultimatum-pax-silica-waico

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