China aims to overtake US as global leader in AI innovation

The US remains the global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, despite big moves by China to change its standing, according to a study from the Center for Data Innovation, released this week. The study focused on six distinct categories--talent, research, development, adoption, data and hardware--and found that the US was far ahead of both China and the European Union in at least four of them. With the help of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Intel and Microsoft, the US was able to financially dominate the last wave of digital innovation. But China has doubled down on its efforts to become equals with the US and now invests heavily into educating and funding AI research. SEE: IT leader's guide to deep learning (Tech Pro Research) "The United States is leading in AI today, but it should not rest on its laurels," Michael McLaughlin, the Center's research analyst and the report's lead author, wrote in the study.