America builds AI, China uses it. That gap may decide the future
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The competitive landscape in artificial intelligence is shifting, with the US maintaining a lead in innovation and investment compared to China. While American AI research is prominent, China's total investment lags significantly behind, which could shape future technology dynamics.
When it comes to artificial intelligence, the United States still dominates the headlines – and, by most conventional measures, the technology itself. American institutions continue to produce a large share of high-impact AI research, and private investment reached over US$109 billion in 2024, nearly 12 times China’s total, according to the Stanford Institute for Human-Centred AI. At the same time, the economics of AI are rapidly improving. Training and deployment costs have fallen dramatically...