Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice weighed in on the global artificial intelligence race, warning the United States must remain the "technological leader" against the "great competitor" -- China. "The United States is currently the technological leader, and we have to keep it that way. We absolutely have to win this race so that a democracy wins the race for these frontier technologies, not an authoritarian state -- and China, of course, is the great competitor here," Rice said Friday on "The Story." Earlier this week, Vice President JD Vance laid out the Trump administration's vision for the future of artificial intelligence during the AI Action Summit in Paris. During his remarks, Vance emphasized deregulation, private-sector innovations, safety and security as well as global cooperation while touting U.S. success in AI growth.

The year 2022 has been an eventful year in the digital health segment globally. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic the much-needed digital transformation for the healthcare sector has opened many doors. Several industry experts told Financial Express.com that the growth continued its momentum in 2022 and it will enhance further in 2023. The rapid penetration of smartphones and the internet, coupled with supportive government policies, has propelled the growth of the digital healthcare market in India. In India, the central government is also focusing more on digital health ventures to increase access to quality healthcare.

Is it possible to make money in the market without doing all the hectic analysis? Why can't I just sit back and let my car drive me around? Would it ever be possible to farm without stepping foot on a farmland? Would I ever be able to have 3D calls/meetings with friends and colleagues? These are questions I've pondered over the past decade or so, and they've consistently stirred my passion for all things tech-related.

WHEN CORPORATE bosses want to impress investors they increasingly reach for the i-word. Mentions of "innovation" during the earnings calls of S&P500 firms have almost doubled in the past decade. And no other sector talks about it as much as the technology companies do. For Hewlett-Packard, a printer and personal-computer maker, innovation has on occasion become what location is to estate agents and education to Tony Blair: so important it has to be said three times in quick succession. Your browser does not support the audio element. Do they protest too much?

COVID-19 has impacted the world in unprecedented ways, fast-tracking the use of digital tools and innovation to adapt. In a previous blog, we outlined six key technology trends driving social and behavioural changes in West Africa as a result of COVID-19. As we look towards life after the pandemic, we revisit some of these trends and detail key frontier technologies gaining traction in developing economies. The pandemic has driven the uptake of big data public-private partnerships for crisis response. Layering multiple types of data points (including mobile phone data, satellite imagery, ground weather measurements and open street maps) can be extremely effective when combined.

The pandemic, chronic disease, rising costs, an ageing population, limited resources, health worker shortages, and a data explosion are converging to accelerate digital health globally. WHO has launched a major transformative agenda on digital health, "The use and scale up of digital health solutions can revolutionize how people worldwide achieve higher standards of health, and access services to promote and protect their health and well-being." At a granular level, technology offers improved efficiency; better treatment choice; more efficient diagnosis; faster drug development; better prediction of disease outbreaks, medical consultations with patients where there is no doctor and improved medical training. Consumers can access information they need to proactively manage their own health and wellness. AI can identify specific demographics or geographies where population health issues exist, then targeting and precisely implementing education and prevention programs.

China is looking to boost research into what it calls "frontier technology" including quantum computing and semiconductors, as it competes with the U.S. for supremacy in the latest innovations. In its five-year development plan, the 14th of its kind, Beijing said it would make "science and technology self-reliance and self-improvement a strategic pillar for national development," according to a CNBC translation. Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China would increase research and development spending by more than 7% per year between 2021 and 2025, in pursuit of "major breakthroughs" in technology. China's technology champions such as Huawei and SMIC have been targeted by U.S. sanctions as tensions between Beijing and Washington have ramped up in the past few years. As such, China has concentrated on boosting its domestic expertise in areas it sees as strategically important, such as semiconductors.

Bing Song is the director of the Berggruen Institute China Center and the editor of "Intelligence and Wisdom: AI Meets Chinese Philosophers." BEIJING -- There has been much discussion on the global stage around China's ambition to lead artificial intelligence and robotics innovation over the coming decades. But few if any of the discussions by Chinese philosophers on the threats of AI and approaches to AI ethics have managed to penetrate Western-language media. Like many Western commentators, many Chinese philosophers (mostly trained in Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism) have expressed deep concern over diminishing human autonomy and free will in the age of data manipulation and automation, as well as the potential loss of purpose and meaning of human life in the long run. Others are concerned about humankind's eagerness to tinker with the human genome and the natural evolution process to achieve much-desired longevity and physical wellbeing. Confucian scholars seem to be the most alarmed as certain developments in AI and robotics, especially those related to familial relationships and elder care, directly threaten the foundation of Confucianism, which emphasizes the importance of bloodlines and familial norms.

CAMBRIDGE – We live in a world with an ever-widening chasm between the skills of the "average" worker and the capabilities demanded by frontier technologies. Robots, software, and artificial intelligence have increased corporate profits and raised demand for skilled professionals. But they replace factory, sales, and clerical workers – hollowing out the traditional middle class. This "skills gap" contributes to deepening economic inequality and insecurity and ultimately to political polarization – the signal problems of our time. Germany's Federal Constitutional Court, heedless of the political consequences for Europe and Germany, has issued a ruling that risks sacrificing the euro and possibly even the European Union.

There's been significant growth in the AI for Drug Discovery sector this year. In the last quarter, the number of R&D centers increased by 5, companies increased by 20, collaborations increased by 30, and investors increased by 50. There are now 400 investors investing in AI for Drug Discovery including Google Ventures, Tencent, WuXi, Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, and Sequoia Ventures. This week, Deep Knowledge Analytics Pharma Division published Landscape of AI for Drug Discovery and Advanced R&D Q2 2019. This report is the most comprehensive analytical report on the AI for Drug Discovery sector to date.