The United States and China are increasingly in a contest over who will dominate tomorrow’s strategic technologies. No technology is as important in this competition as artificial intelligence: both the United States and China regard global leadership in AI as a vital national interest, with China pledged to be a global leader by 2030. As a result, both Beijing and Washington have encouraged massive investments in AI research and development.
But the competition for AI isn’t just about funding. In addition to investments in talent and processing power, powerful AI also requires data – and lots of it. The competition for AI leadership cannot be won without sourcing and compiling extensive datasets. Although we have some glimpses of Chinese AI…
