AI geopolitics and data centres in the age of technological rivalry

Mark Esposito argues that intensifying global trade competition heightens the imperative for baseline AI safety, transparency, and infrastructure security measures. He focuses on the data center as a new "battleground" as countries fear that cross-national data processing and storage could put their citizens' digital and economic security at risk. "Balancing between collaboration and competition will shape not only who leads in AI technology, but also how safely and equitably it is integrated into our world," Esposito writes for the World Economic Forum.