The US and China are forming their own AI blocs and other countries are maneuvering to harness both without being alienated, with the two leading AI powers forming their own blocs, according to the Associated Press, in a text republished by US News; the dilemma is choosing between the most advanced US chips and technologies or more affordable, open-source Chinese systems; Kazakhstan joined both sides, with AI minister Zhaslan Madiyev visiting Washington in June and heading to Shanghai for the signing ceremony that made it a founding member of the Chinese initiative.