As AI weaponry enters the arms race, America is feeling very, very afraid | John Naughton

Will technological advantages be enough for China to replace the US as the world’s AI superpower?

The Bible maintains that “the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong”, but, as Damon Runyon used to say, “that is the way to bet”. As a species, we take the same view, which is why we are obsessed with “races”. Political journalism, for example, is mostly horserace coverage – runners and riders, favourites, outsiders, each-way bets, etc. And …

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