What America Gets Wrong About the AI Race

The U.S. has been locked in an intensifying race with China to develop advanced artificial intelligence.

But it is often hard to tell who is winning, says Rich Rich .

Rich Rich : Only by winning the adoption race can the United States reap the true economic and military benefits of AI .

Rich: It should set rules of the road that focus on transparency and choice while boosting trust.

Winning the AI diffusion race will shape the future of U.S. global leadership, authors say.

Beijing uses its technological investments abroad to build spheres of influence that weaken US interests and magnify Chinese political pressure, they say.

Authors: The United States must foster lower-cost, more efficient models that can be widely deployed.

To accelerate domestic AI adoption, the United States will need to make foundational investments in chip production, data centers, and energy.

Gulf countries have already demonstrated strong interest in U.S. AI technology; the trick will be facilitating their access while keeping the technology from spreading to China .

The government can further accelerate the use of AI across the economy by prioritizing the rapid adoption of AI .