A consortium of international researchers has called for a new alliance of mid-sized nations to challenge the overwhelming dominance of the United States and China in artificial intelligence.

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) released a policy report Sunday titled "A Blueprint for Multinational Advanced AI Development." The document, co-authored with scholars from the University of Oxford, Canada's Mila institute, and Germany's RWTH Aachen University, argues that countries like South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Canada must pool their resources to secure technological independence.

The report paints a stark picture of the current landscape, noting that approximately 90 percent of the world's AI computing capacity is concentrated in the United States and China. The authors warn that this imbalance effectively blocks other nations from developing "frontier" AI models on their own, forcing them into a state of technological dependency on a handful of superpowers and Big Tech firms.

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The blueprint suggests modeling this cooperation after CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Instead of particle physics, the proposed body would focus on sharing the heavy burden of AI infrastructure. Member nations would pool computing resources, establish protocols for cross-border data training, and create a shared system for research talent to move freely between countries.

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The report notes that approximately 90% of global AI computing capacity is concentrated in the United States (75%) and China (15%), warning that technological dependence on specific nations or global big tech companies could intensify. It proposes that "AI bridge power nations" including Korea, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Singapore form a new cooperative bloc to lead norms for AI collaboration. These countries possess world-class AI research influence and technological capabilities but face practical constraints in independently building hyperscale AI and power infrastructure.

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