Middle powers pool AI compute

Smaller advanced economies will use partnerships with major regional compute projects (like EuroHPC) to give domestic companies and researchers access to world‑class supercomputers and AI infrastructure. These tie‑ups increase collaboration and resilience but do not by themselves eliminate dependence on U.S. gigawatt‑scale clusters. — Signals a new vector of AI industrial policy: states can reciprocally share high‑end compute to amplify local innovation and geopolitical leverage without immediate parity with major actors.