Exactly and AGI is being looked at like another Nuclear Bomb type situation.
Previously they (the tech sector) only had to worry about competing with themselves and could use our
position as the heart of the empire to simply import the best and brightest from the world over. That proposition
is less and less appealing with growing Sinophobia due to increased political tensions.
A lot of the leading actors in AI are Chinese which adds another huge wrinkle to this whole ordeal.
Many are publishing work both Domestically and in China.
So right now, it's largely the Chinese against the Chinese.
Which is such a crazy position to be in.
Originally published in By Caroline WagnerMilton & Roslyn Wolf Chair in International AffairsJohn Glenn College of Public AffairsThe Ohio State University
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In the past decade, Chinese researchers have become increasingly prolific authors of highly cited AI publications, approaching the global research share of their U.S. counterparts. However, some analysts question the impact of Chinese publications; are they well respected internationally, and do...
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I'm still reading sources and just generally trying to get handle on this whole situation
but it's pretty deep and directly ties into our moves in Asia and what we're doing against
both Russia and China.
China also outstrips us in manufacturing capacity an in key areas like Steel and Energy production.
The manufacturing and CHIPs act during the biden administration :
“Our manufacturing future, our economic future, our solutions to the climate crisis are all going to be made in America, creating good jobs.” - President Joe Biden
www.commerce.gov
Was an attempt to curb this.
As recently as 1/15/2025:
Congress broached the topic again.