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China May Steal A March Over US in AI – Straits Times

Washington is ahead of Beijing in the race but can be expected to be overtaken, former Google boss Eric Schmidt said


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China is seen to be ahead of the global regulatory curve as countries globally grapple with setting guardrails for AI technology. Photo: AFP

 

China may steal a march over the US in the artificial intelligence arena if the latter doesn’t step up its game, The Straits Times reported, citing Google’s former top boss Eric Schmidt.

Washington is ahead of Beijing in the race but can be expected to be overtaken, Schmidt said, pointing to China’s policy to build domestic manufacturing and artificial intelligence technologies with the aim to surpass the US.

 

Read the full report: The Straits Times.

 

 

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.

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