Whoever leads in artificial intelligence in 2030 will rule the world until 2100

To kick off the Future Development blog in 2020, we present the fourth in a four-part series on the future of development. A couple of years ago, Vladimir Putin warned Russians that the country that led in technologies using artificial intelligence will dominate the globe. He was right to be worried. Russia is now a minor player, and the race seems now to be mainly between the United States and China. But don't count out the European Union just yet; the EU is still a fifth of the world economy, and it has underappreciated strengths.