China's Huawei has big ambitions to weaken the US grip on AI leadership

Ren Zhengfei, the reclusive founder and CEO of China's embattled tech giant, Huawei, is defiant about American efforts to impede his company with lawsuits and restrictions. "There is no way the US can crush us," Ren said in a rare recent interview with international media. "The world cannot leave us because we are more advanced." It might sound like bluff and bluster, but these words carry a measure of truth. Huawei's technology road map, especially in the field of artificial intelligence, points to a company that is progressing more rapidly--and on more technology fronts--than any other business in the world.