Most studies about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs and the economy have focused on developed countries such as the United States and Britain. Through my work as a scientist, technology executive and venture capitalist in the US and China, I have come to believe that the gravest threat AI poses is to emerging economies. In recent decades, China and India have presented the world with two different models on how countries can climb the development ladder. In the China model, the nation leveraged its large population and low costs to build a base of blue-collar manufacturing. The country then steadily worked its way up the value chain by producing better and more technology-intensive goods.

Wang Xiaochuan, CEO of China's second largest Internet search company, Sogou, doesn't seem the least bit concerned about the prospect of Google reentering the Chinese market. Wang says Google might struggle to get government permission--unless it partners with a company such as his. "If Google wants to come back to China, there could be several incentives for working together with other parties," Wang says. "Sogou could be the one to work with the Chinese government, and Google could stand behind us." Eight years after abandoning the Chinese market, Google is working on an app that would reintroduce its search engine to Chinese internet users.

Netradyne, an artificial intelligence startup founded by two former Qualcomm executives, has raised $21 million in new funding Thursday to push forward the company's technology for commercial fleets. The new round of cash was led by Microsoft's corporate venture arm, M12, along with Reliance Industries, and Point72 Ventures. Reliance, based in India, previously invested $16 million in Netradyne's Series A. The San Diego company, founded in 2015, makes a sophisticated monitoring technology that can keep an eye on commercial vehicle fleets while on the road. The startup's small device mounts behind a rear-view mirror and acts as a computerized command center to capture 360-degree video of a vehicle's surroundings. The tool uses Netradyne's AI software to figure out if drivers are operating safely or not, picking up things like tailgating, speeding and getting in accidents.

This is the weekend roundup of The WorldPost, of which Nathan Gardels is the editor in chief. In The WorldPost this week, we examine and evaluate two key developments of the digital age: the emergent geopolitics of artificial intelligence and Facebook's recent move toward "reputational scores" as a means to signal trustworthy information to users. For Lee, who is based in Beijing, the world of AI has become a "duopoly" in which China and America competitively drive each other's innovations forward while dominating the rest of the world. Lee argues that China's "scrappy" days of stealing intellectual property to get ahead are behind it. Rather, its rapid advance in AI today is due to the superior business model of its tech entrepreneurs.

Big data, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence are some of the most talked about innovative technologies that are all set to reshape our future in more ways than one can dream of. AI or Artificial Intelligence refers to any type of intelligent activity, which is performed by mechanical devices rather than humans. We often come across such intelligent devices in our daily lives. Any machine that is capable of acting in response to human speech can be considered to exhibit Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence is being leveraged to make machines perform actions based on the previous experience.

JD finance is the division of JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce giant. JD finance has its headquarters in Nanjing. Smart City Research Institute is established in Nanjing. The primary focus of the e-commerce giant is in logistics and finance. Making use of Artificial intelligence in the construction of "Smart City" is the main aim of JD.com.

This blog was coauthored by Maiya Moncino, a research associate in international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. Just as the mobile phone and solar energy have allowed developing nations to leap-frog into more advanced stages of technology, advances in medical technology can provide easy access to maternal and women's healthcare in poor and rural areas around the world, particularly in developing countries. Every day, 830 women die from complications resulting from pregnancy or child birth (based on 2015 data). The vast majority of these deaths are preventable, and occur in regions that lack access to basic resources. Maternal mortality rates are significantly higher in African countries, South and Southeast Asia, and parts of Latin America.

Here's why Intel just offered $15.3 billion for Mobileye, an Israeli company that specializes in machine vision and learning for cars. The automobile is being dismantled, reimagined, and rebuilt in Silicon Valley. Intel's proposed $15.3 billion acquisition of Mobileye, an Israeli company that supplies carmakers with a computer-vision technology and advanced driver assistance systems, offers a chance to measure the scale of this rebuild. In particular, it shows how valuable on-the-road data is likely to be in the evolution of automated driving. While the price tag might seem steep, especially with so many players in the automated driving space today, Mobileye has some key technological strengths and strategic advantages.

Algorithmic Justice League is a collective started that aims to remove human bias from AI algorithms that can result in exclusionary experiences and discriminatory practices. It focuses on 3 key areas 1) Highlight Algorithmic Bias through Media, Art, and Science 2) Provide Space for People to Voice Concerns and Experiences with Coded Bias, 3) Develop Practices for Accountability During the Design, Development, and Deployment of Coded Systems. AI Now Institute at New York University is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to understanding the social implications of artificial intelligence. Their work focuses on four core domains: Rights & Liberties, Labor & Automation, Bias & Inclusion, Safety & Critical Infrastructure. AI Ethics Lab brings together researchers and practitioners from various disciplines to detect and solve issues related to ethical design in AI. Based in US and Turkey, the Lab offers a comprehensive approach to ethical design of AI-related technology.

In a bid to give a fillip to industry and an impetus to trade and industry, the government is expected to announce a new industrial policy soon. The proposed policy will encompass the use of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and IoT which will open new avenues for investments in India. Rajiv Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, said, "The Food Processing Sector is one of the emerging sectors in our country. The government of India's policy regime and the robust business environment has ensured that foreign capital keeps flowing into the country. The government will relax FDI regulations to give a boost to the Food Processing Sector."