The 4 Waves of AI: Who Will Own the Future of Technology?

Recently, I picked up Kai-Fu Lee's newest book, AI Superpowers. Kai-Fu Lee is one of the most plugged-in AI investors on the planet, managing over $2 billion between six funds and over 300 portfolio companies in the US and China. With a foothold in both Beijing and Silicon Valley, Lee looks at the power balance between Chinese and US tech behemoths--each turbocharging new applications of deep learning and sweeping up global markets in the process. In this post, I'll be discussing Lee's "Four Waves of AI," an excellent framework for discussing where AI is today and where it's going. I'll also be featuring some of the hottest Chinese tech companies leading the charge, worth watching right now.