Singapore, April 16 -- Amid intensifying US - China rivalry and deepening technological fragmentation, ASEAN and Japan have strong potential to collaborate in developing more inclusive and comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) models, according to an article published on fulcrum.sg on April 14.

While major power rivalry is not new, what sets the AI race apart is its novelty, its transformative potential in reshaping modern lives and the unprecedented pace of its development, the article said. Hence, the stakes of AI development are too high for it to be shaped primarily by the dynamics of major power rivalry. Relevant AI models should incorporate cultural diversity and the aspirations of developing nations.

As the US - China rivalr...