29 countries just signed up for a China-led alternative to Western AI governance — and the West wasn't in the room. At Shanghai's WAIC, Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan and 25 others founded WAICO, a new intergovernmental AI body headquartered in Shanghai. The UN Secretary-General showed up. It's a direct challenge over who writes the global rules for AI. Two rulebooks, one technology — which bloc sets the standard your product ships under? Follow the split at www.contentbuffer.com #AI #AIGovernance #WAICO #TechPolicy #China #Geopolitics