The AI race is becoming more networked than national
Cohere's CEO frames the competitive landscape not as a binary U.S.China race but as a partnership-driven ecosystem, where North America's strengths lie in foundational model R&D, data availability, and startup-friendly capital.
Why the U.S. still holds an edge
- Talent pools remain dense around major research hubs.
- Cooperation with Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific is expanding as enterprises seek multi-region AI deployments.
Business implications
His comments hint at a future where cross-border AI standards and shared infrastructure become a differentiator an environment that could benefit developers who build globally interoperable systems.