Nations Race to Lead in AI, But Balancing Innovation and Ethics Proves Challenging
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Sovereign nations are racing to develop domestic AI capabilities and reduce reliance on foreign tech giants like OpenAI. Major investments are being made in chips, data, and talent.
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The US is focusing on boosting chip production and export controls to maintain its lead, while China is recreating its chip supply chain domestically.
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Oil-rich autocracies like the UAE and Saudi Arabia are splurging on GPUs and poaching Western AI talent with few regulations.
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The EU, UK, India are combining incentives for chipmaking with making public data available to firms to spur innovation.
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However, all flavors of AI nationalism carry risks, from antagonizing allies (US) to stifling innovation (China) to public backlash over data privacy (EU). Picking winners is also challenging in a dynamic field.