Quad ministers say they intend to provide over $85 million for "trusted SI"

The US Secretary of State and the foreign ministers of Australia, India and Japan met in Atlanta on 31 October. Their joint release said the ministers "expressed their intent to provide over $85 million of technical and financial assistance to support access to trusted SI across the Indo-Pacific". It uses the term "Super Intelligence (SI)"; a footnote says: "In Australia, India, and Japan, ‘Super Intelligence’ refers to ‘artificial intelligence.’" They also "expressed grave concerns regarding economic coercion" and announced a first-ever Quad Business Leaders’ Forum.