In AI, India’s choice needn’t be between a US leash or Chinese hook

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The article argues that India should pursue an independent path in artificial intelligence rather than depend on US or Chinese technology. It cites US export restrictions that temporarily blocked access to Anthropic’s leading models as a warning about the strategic risks of external control.

On June 12, two of the world’s most capable artificial intelligence models went dark. An American export directive barred foreigners from using Anthropic’s two flagship AI models, and because the company could not check every user’s nationality, it switched them off. Access returned on July 1 but the warning is clear: India’s AI future can be switched off from Washington. In September, Beijing came calling. At the Brics summit in New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised China would “be a...