EU joins U.S.-led 'Pax Silica' on securing AI, chip supply chains

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

BRUSSELS, ⁠June 25 (Reuters) - The ⁠European Commission has ‌joined the U.S. initiative "Pax Silica", a group of ​U.S.-allied countries ⁠cooperating to ⁠secure supply chains needed ⁠for ‌artificial intelligence, European ⁠Commission spokesperson Paula Pinho said ​on ‌Thursday.

Pax Silica is ⁠an ​effort by the U.S. state ⁠department on securing ​access to artificial intelligence and supply chain ⁠security, from energy and critical minerals to high-end manufacturing ​and ⁠AI models.

The Netherlands ​earlier this ‌week also joined ​the pact.

(Reporting by Inti Landauro)