Democratic middle powers should jointly develop frontier AI and share its benefits globally

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  Gonzalo Matias

  Portuguese minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for State Reform who spoke at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in July 2026.

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  An example of, of that is the joint project with Spain to receive one of the European AI gigafactories, making the Iberian Peninsula a hub for AI sustainable production and digital sovereignty.

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  Mark Carney

  Prime Minister of Canada; former Governor of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada

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  In a world of great power rivalry, middle powers have a choice: to compete for favour or to combine to create a third path with impact. The nations that invest in their own capabilities across strategic sectors – and partner with like-minded allies –...

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  Government of Canada

  Federal government of Canada

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  A coalition of aligned democracies, who pool research, talent, compute, and procurement power, would offer a credible alternative to the dominant market actors that increasingly define the global AI landscape. Canada is uniquely positioned to lead su...

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  Carlos Cuerpo

  Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Business

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  This agreement opens a new chapter in the relationship between Spain and Canada. Artificial intelligence is one of the forces that will shape competitiveness and economic sovereignty in the decades ahead, and two democracies such as ours have a respo...

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  Andrew Charlton

  Australian Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy

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  This agreement with the UK reflects our shared commitment to ensuring artificial intelligence is developed and deployed safely, securely and responsibly. By strengthening cooperation with democracies, we are combining world-class expertise to underst...

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  Tim Ayres

  Australian Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science

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  International cooperation is essential for capturing the opportunities, sharing the benefits and mitigating the risks of new AI technologies. Australia and Canada are working together to make sure AI is safe, trustworthy and aligned with democratic v...

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  Karsten Wildberger

  Germany's Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization; former CEO of Ceconomy

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  Today’s Joint Declaration of intent moves the German-Canadian Digital Alliance from vision to implementation. Germany and Canada are united in our belief that responsible AI development and resilient digital ecosystems are critical to long-term econo...

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  Keir Starmer

  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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  We want to bring our leadership in defence, tech and AI together with Europe to multiply our strengths and build a shared industrial base across our continent.

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  A Blueprint for Multinational Advanced AI Development.

  Oxford Martin AIGI policy report

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  an international advanced AI research & development partnership of AI bridge powers (1) can feasibly produce frontier AI models; and (2) is essential for safeguarding the sovereignty, democratic values, economic competitiveness and growth, technical ...

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  Lindley Lentati

  Founder of Tertium AI (non-profit building frontier AI for democratic middle powers); co-founder and Director of Cambridge Inference; DIRDI Fellow on UK sovereign AI policy

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  The strongest closed-source models are controlled by US companies, leaving every other allied nation dependent on access that can be restricted or withdrawn. Tertium AI is the response: an independent non-profit to build frontier-class open-weight AI...

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  Emmanuel Macron

  President of France

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  The future of AI will be built by those who combine innovation and responsibility, technology with humanity, and India and France will help to shape this future together. [...] After the Action Summit one year ago, we continued the conversation to en...

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  Evan Solomon

  Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation; Liberal MP for Toronto Centre

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  We want to make sure that governments and companies have an option between the hyperscalers and the hegemon.

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  Broderick McDonald

  Research Fellow at King's College London (XCEPT) and Oxford Emerging Threats Group; Visiting Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute; AI security researcher

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  Middle powers like the UK and Canada will not win the race for ever larger AI models, but through collaboration they can win the deployment race.

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  Anton Leicht

  Visiting scholar at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; researcher on the political economy of AI

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  Middle powers share a structural condition: none of them will build frontier AI, all of them must import it, and each of them possesses enough institutional or industrial substance that the choices they make will genuinely matter far beyond their bor...

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