Japan seeks AI alliances with France, India to curb US-China dominance

Japan is actively pursuing AI partnerships with France and India as a strategic effort to carve out influence in a global AI landscape increasingly bifurcated between American and Chinese interests. The move reflects a broader anxiety among mid-tier technological powers about dependency on infrastructure, models, and governance frameworks they did not shape. Whether these alliances can produce meaningful alternatives—or remain largely symbolic—remains an open question.