The United States must get its act together, China is poised to win the AI race
In the New York Times, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and China expert Selina Xu discuss the country's advances in cutting-edge technologies, particularly artificial intelligence. They both warn Washington that, far from slowing them down, export restrictions have boosted China's efforts.
Chinese leaders didn't seem to fully grasp the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in July 2023, when one of us, Eric, met with them in Beijing with [former US Secretary of State] Henry Kissinger . But nineteen months later, when Selina returned to China, the optimism was palpable.
All the talk revolved around DeepSeek and AI chatbots. The streets buzzed with electric cars, and apps offered food delivery by drone. Unitree Robotics' robots danced and twirled their scarves on stage for the Spring Festival Gala, China's most-watched TV show, propelling the Chinese company into the spotlight.
This is the country we're dealing with. China has caught up with the United States, and even begun to overtake it, in several technological areas, including artificial intelligence. Beijing now has a real lead in how it distributes, markets, and manufactures technology products and services. History shows that the first to adopt and disseminate technology are usually the winners.
It is therefore not surprising that the firm retaliatory measures taken by the
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