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Can China Beat the US in the AI Arms Race?

Commentators return from China amazed by the country's AI progress. Despite the US lead in models and investment, the real problem facing the West may be deeper than it appears.


Can China Beat the US in the AI Arms Race?

Can Beijing beat the United States in the race for modern armaments to control artificial intelligence? Some commentators returned from their recent trips 'amazed' by the extent of progress China has made. The problem revealed by these tech journalists was not a lack of innovation; after all, the US boasts 40 leading AI models compared to 15 in China. On the contrary, the US industry invested nearly 12 times more in AI than China last year alone. And it was not about slowing investment either. The real problem facing...