Jacob Helberg (Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs)
playerAI & Compute
A US official is quietly building a 13-nation coalition to control the world's supply of AI chips and computing power.
Who they are
Jacob Helberg, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs starting in 2026 and author of the 2021 book The Wires of War.
What they do
He designed and runs the Pax Silica initiative, a coalition to lock down the global supply chain for AI chips and computing infrastructure.
How it works
As the lead operator of a 13-nation coalition securing AI supply chains and compute, the engine reads him as a hands-on executor of a 'silicon sovereignty' push, cross-linked with the Yarvin/Thiel/Palantir/DOGE governance cluster.
Why it matters
Whoever controls the AI chips and computing power controls a major lever of future economic and military strength, and he's positioned at that control point.
The engine's record — word for word
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (2026 -). Author *The Wires of War* (2021). Architect + lead operator of the Pax Silica initiative — 13-nation coalition securing global AI supply chain + compute infrastructure. **Operational-output read (Sixth Prompt, Cycle E):** named operator-class node executing Cycle E's silicon-sovereignty operational output. Per existing engine framing: H-Layer-aligned Technate-execution-rail operator; cross-references Yarvin/Thiel/Palantir/DOGE governance-rail node-cluster.
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