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AI: China’s Techies in the USA

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AI: China’s Techies in the USA
Visitors walk past a stand with artificial intelligence security cameras using facial recognition technology at the 14th China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security in Beijing on Oct. 24, 2018. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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The New York Times calls it a “conundrum.” America wants to beat China in artificial intelligence (AI), in part by attracting the tech talent of Chinese nationals to U.S. shores. But some of them come, learn AI, and bring it back to China. They are now so prominent in the field that they are almost leading it not only in China but also in the United States.
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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