Somehow i think this year will be about war, not tech dominance. Its peak Trump now.
this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2026
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I think you're right, but the war is inspired by tech.
China and the US are competing in the AI arms race. If they wanted to help the world forward, they would be in an AI collaboration, recognizing that AI can help us forward, but is also a risk that needs regulation. Instead they are in a race, because whoever wins can dominate the world. Whether the motivation is to dominate the world, or out of fear of being dominated by the other, suspecting that's what they want to, both will do whatever it takes to win the race. And whatever it takes is more than just pumping data and energy into the project. Millitary might can and will be used.
International collaboration is key, AI needs not be in the hands of a company or goverment, it should be in the hands of the united nations or something similar. Sadly I don't think that will happen any time soon,
The feedback from the Inkscape project is a great read.
Excerpt:
Over time, I have notice that the contributions from volunteers in the USA have waned, while those from the EU have increased dramatically.
I would be curious to find out why, honestly. Is there some economic factor? Has Adobe thoroughly captured the market? Is it cultural? I know the comment author speculates that it's a cultural/political shift, but I'm curious what the data would show!
Ah yes the 50 000 EUR grants compared to 5 Billion EUR bonds bought from google last year.
I wish canada cared as much
Dont give up hope. This could get the ball rolling and other countries could follow suit.
FWIW last year was the first year I’ve ever had website clients specifically request to be hosted in Canada. Word is getting around that the traditional tech stack is more precarious than once believed.
From Canadian clients or clients outside of Canada?
Tell your representatives.
Oh, good, it'll only take them a decade to start doing anything but i guess it's a start...
Great link. Thanks.
I think it needs to cover infrastructure too.