Artificial intelligence is more than a technological upgrade. It is reshaping productivity, social relations and civilization itself. How countries, particularly major AI powers, respond to this transformation will profoundly influence its future.
Yet some countries remain trapped in zero-sum thinking and bloc confrontation, treating AI as a tool of great-power competition. Through technology restrictions, industrial decoupling and exclusive partnerships, they seek to preserve technological dominance and monopolize the benefits of innovation. This outdated mindset is becoming a major obstacle to technological progress and global AI governance.