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Sending AI Missionaries Through the Peace Corps? Let's Talk About What America's 'Tech Corps' Is Really About
The US is repurposing the Peace Corps into an AI export vehicle. The plan is to deploy 5,000 tech volunteers to developing nations to install American AI solutions, but beneath the 'service' branding lies a Cold War-style tech diplomacy gambit aimed at halting China's AI expansion. The real question is whether developing nations actually want America's goodwill or simply the freedom to choose what works best for them.