Esports Takes Center Stage at Asian Games as China Dominates Events and Invests Heavily in Gaming's Future

Esports featured for the first time at Asian Games, with huge crowds and excitement around events like Arena of Valor.
AI and machine learning are revolutionizing gaming, creating responsive digital worlds. This will also transform real sports.
China is investing heavily in esports, seeing it as a strategic priority. With 400 million fans, they dominated the esports events.
AI more broadly is a terrifying technology that could threaten humanity, according to some experts. It's a force nobody really controls.
Legendary esports stars like South Korea's Faker competed for medals this weekend. But China's dominance in gaming and tech may be unstoppable.

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