Amodei wants to slow the AI frontier while Africa is still trying to reach it

TechCabal analysis: Anthropic chief Dario Amodei's essay on slowing AI development overlooks Africa, which cannot yet enter the AI economy. The continent supplies about 75% of manganese, 70% of cobalt and nearly 20% of copper, but receives less than 1% of clean technology production value.

• Africa supplies 75% of manganese, 70% of cobalt, ~20% of copper
• DR Congo produced 75% of cobalt in 2024, but 15 of 19 mines are China-linked
• Africa gets less than 1% of clean technology production value
• No African country is part of the US Pax Silica initiative