5 takeaways on the state of AI from Disrupt SF

The promise of artificial intelligence is immense, but the roadmap to achieving those goals still remains unclear. Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, some of AI's leading minds shared their thoughts on current competition in the market, how to ensure algorithms don't perpetuate racism and the future of human-machine interaction. The meteoric rise in China's focus on AI has been well-documented and has become impossible to ignore these days. With mega companies like Alibaba and Tencent pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into home-grown businesses, American companies are finding less and less room to navigate and expand in China. AI investor and Sinnovation CEO Kai-Fu Lee described China as living in a "parallel universe" to the U.S. when it comes to AI development.