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Opinion | The US is squandering the one resource it needs to win the AI race with China — human intelligence

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The release of DeepSeek sent shock waves through markets and acted as a Sputnik moment for the U.S. The current policy approach seems to be intended to restrict China 's ability to develop AI , but it could backfire.

China has been investing heavily in the sector over the past decade to secure rare earth minerals in Africa and worldwide.

The Chinese would like to out-innovate Silicon Valley , but they are currently unable to do so because of the stream of raw talent into a hospitable U.S. institutional environment.

European universities are attempting to leverage the situation by recruiting American colleagues with offers of a convivial research environment with more stable funding sources.

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