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China’s AI Strength Suggests US Curbs Could Backfire
Washington shouldn’t discount how imposing scarcity all too often breeds innovation.
A policy backfire?
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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US officials and tech leaders have spent much of this year celebrating the success of all-out efforts to stifle China’s AI ambitions.
But it’s too soon to count Beijing out of the race, and American attempts to limit China’s progress have pushed the nation to advance in creating a homegrown ecosystem at a time when developing sovereign AI has emerged as a global national security imperative. It would be unwise to underestimate the stakes for China, especially when the technology is still in its infancy.