Can America Stay Ahead of China on AI?

 It is well known that at least part of Washington’s reluctance to regulate artificial intelligence comes from wanting to make sure the United States stays ahead of China. But what exactly are the two countries racing for? Matt Sheehan, a co-director of the China AI Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins FP’s Ravi Agrawal to explain the countries’ very different definitions of winning and why U.S. models are only months ahead of their Chinese competitors.

Plus, after Brazil’s first round of elections, Ravi shares his read on Latin America’s rightward swing.

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Agathe Demarais: China’s AI Rollout Has No Off Switch

Robert A. Manning and Giulia Neaher: China’s Success Is Forcing a U.S. AI Rethink

Fareed Zakaria: America Can Regulate AI—and Still Win the AI Race

Suzanne Nossel: Don’t Let China Stack the Deck

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