China Will Outpace US Artificial Intelligence Capabilities, But Will It Win The Race? Not If We Care About Freedom

We've all heard that China is preparing itself to outpace not only the United States but every global economy in Artificial Intelligence (AI). China is graduating more than 2-3x the amount of engineers each year than any other nation, the government is investing to accelerate AI initiatives, and, according to Kai-Fu Lee in a recent Frontline documentary, China is now producing more than 10x more data than the United States. And if data is the new oil, then China, according to Lee, has become the new Saudi Arabia. It's clear that China is taking the steps necessary to lead the world in AI. The question that needs to be asked is will they win the race? According to the Frontline documentary, China's goal is to catch up to the United States by 2025 and lead the world by 2030.