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When a country provides another country with an inexpensive technology or service, the recipient may become locked into the provider's infrastructure, creating commercial and geopolitical advantages.
Misha Laskin · Beam: The Great American Open Model with ReflectionAI Co-Founder and CEO Misha Laskin · 9 Oct 2026
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“and you know 5g fiber layout and the belt and road initiative ultimately right when you go in and you provide something cheap to another country it then you know gets locked into your infrastructure there are”
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