Highlighting the aggressive geopolitical race for digital supremacy, former UK Chancellor George Osborne, now working for OpenAI, warned global leaders in Delhi that failing to rapidly adopt AI will leave their nations weaker and poorer. Speaking at an AI summit in Delhi, he argued that countries must choose between adopting systems developed in either the US or China to avoid being left behind in the global technological revolution. Osborne suggests that workforces in non-AI-adopting nations may migrate to seek better opportunities in more technologically advanced economies. However, some governments also expressed concerns about relying on AI systems largely developed in the United States and China and about protecting national sovereig
Date: February 18, 2026. Source: theguardian.com