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West

PoliticalEntity

A term for Western democracies, which Schmidt believes have the correct values that should be proliferated through AI models, contrasting with Chinese models.


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9/25/2025, 7:10:36 AM

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9/25/2025, 7:16:40 AM

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9/25/2025, 7:16:40 AM

Summary

The entity "West" refers to a cardinal direction and, more significantly in a geopolitical context, to "The West" or "Western world." This concept encompasses a cultural, political, and economic synergy primarily among nations in Western Europe, America, and Australasia. In the current global landscape, particularly concerning Artificial Intelligence, the West is characterized by a predominantly closed-source AI approach, which is being challenged by China's strategic promotion of open-source AI to gain global influence. Geopolitically, there are concerns about the decline of the West, though American exceptionalism and its strengths in innovation and capital markets are highlighted as counterpoints. The future of AI, including the potential development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) within 6-7 years, is a key area of focus and competition for the West.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Contrast

    Eastern world (Orient)

  • AI Strategy

    Predominantly Closed source AI

  • Cardinal Direction

    Opposite direction from east; direction in which the Sun sets on Earth

  • Geopolitical Concern

    Decline of the West

  • Geopolitical Definition

    An evolving concept made up of cultural, political, and economic synergy among diverse groups of people, primarily nations in Western Europe, America, and Australasia.

West (disambiguation)

West is a cardinal direction or compass point. West or The West may also refer to:

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  • the West - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    The West is a region in the western United States that lies mostly west of the Great Plains. The U.S. government defines it as including the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Some of the states of this large region are also included in the smaller regions of the Northwest (or Pacific Northwest), the Pacific Coast, and the Southwest. [...] Besides Alaska and Hawaii, the West includes the whole western third of the continental United States. The main geographic feature is the Rocky Mountains. They stretch some 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) from British Columbia, Canada, in the north to New Mexico in the south. In between, the Rockies run through Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. This rugged chain includes at least 100 separate ranges that contain some of North America’s highest peaks. [...] The West has some of the most populated states (California, Washington, Arizona) as well as some of the least populated ones (Montana, Alaska, Wyoming). Some of the largest cities by population include Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; and Portland, Oregon. Other notable cities of the region include Anchorage, Alaska; Honolulu, Hawaii; Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; Las Vegas, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Boise, Idaho; and

  • Western world - Wikipedia

    according to context and perspectives; the West is an evolving concept made up of cultural, political, and economic synergy among diverse groups of people, and not a rigid region with fixed borders and members.( [...] Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, Western society, or simply the West, is the internally diverse culture of the Western world. The term "Western" encompasses the social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, artifacts and technologies primarily rooted in European and Mediterranean histories. A broad concept, "Western culture" does not relate to a region with fixed members or geographical [...] The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states "State (polity)") in Western Europe,( America, and Australasia;( with some debate as to whether those in Eastern Europe and Latin America( also constitute the West.( The Western world likewise is called the Occident (from Latin_occidens_'setting down, sunset, west') in contrast to the Eastern world known as the Orient (from Latin_oriens_'origin, sunrise, east'). Definitions of the "Western world" vary

  • Western United States - Wikipedia

    The West is one of the most sparsely settled areas in the United States with 49.5 inhabitants per square mile (19.1 inhabitants/km2). Only Texas with 78.0 inhabitants/sq mi (30.1 inhabitants/km2), Washington "Washington (state)") with 86.0 inhabitants/sq mi (33.2 inhabitants/km2), and California with 213.4 inhabitants/sq mi (82.4 inhabitants/km2) exceed the national average of 77.98 inhabitants/sq mi (30.11 inhabitants/km2). As of 2022, just under half of the 78.7 million residents of the West [...] The Western United States (also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, the Western territories, and the West) is one of the four census regions defined by the United States Census Bureau.

  • The West | Definition, States, Map, & History | Britannica

    the West, region, western U.S., mostly west of the Great Plains and including, by federal government definition, Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Virtually every part of the United States except the Eastern Seaboard has been “the West” at some point in American history, linked in popular imagination with the last frontier of American settlement. But especially it is that vast stretch of plains, mountains, and deserts [...] Furthermore, though the West was the last region of the United States to be settled and developed, its modern history predates that of the British colonies of the Eastern Seaboard. The Spaniards reached the Grand Canyon in 1540, what is presently Kansas in 1541, and San Francisco in 1542. Santa Fe was founded in 1610, only three years after the British founding of Jamestown. Extensive settlement, however, was still hundreds of years away. More From Britannica [...] west of the Mississippi that has loomed so large in American folklore, a region of cowboys, Indians, covered wagons, outlaws, prospectors, and a whole society operating just outside the law.

  • Western Region of the U.S. Lesson for Kids: Facts & Climate

    The West is a land filled with great mountains, volcanoes, rolling plains, fertile valleys, beaches, and even deserts. California, Oregon, and Washington have earthquakes and even volcanoes! Hawaii also has many active volcanoes, and extinct volcanoes can be found all through the West. There are also impressive mountain ranges, specifically, the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Now, that is what you call diverse! [...] The western region of the United States is home to many different landforms, climates, and farms. Also referred to as just the West, it is a very diverse (or assorted and unique) area. Can you believe that some of the country's most amazing natural wonders and national parks are found here, like Yellowstone National Park? The states that make up the West are: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, and California. Some also consider Alaska and Hawaii as a part of

West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.

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