They are pursuing „an aggressive neocolonial policy“ on AI, a senior Russian diplomat said.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused „neocolonial“ Western powers of modern „robbery and looting“ in the pursuit of rare earth metals to gain an advantage in the artificial intelligence race.
These highly prized resources are vital for the manufacture of cutting-edge technology, and U.S. President Donald Trump has put a particular emphasis on procuring them from Ukraine, Greenland, China, and elsewhere.
