Rich Nations Shift to Restricting Who Gets the Most Powerful AI Technology

The world's richest democracies just stopped relying on handshake promises about artificial intelligence safety. Instead, they're building a system that rations access to America's most advanced AI tools, like visa categories for countries. Who gets in, on what terms, and what gets carved out as exceptions—none of that is settled yet. The real negotiating happens in government ministries, not photo-ops.