Forged in a Knife Fight: Chinaโs Brutal Domestic AI Competition
Chinaโs plan to become a world leader in AI by 2030 is a fixture of practically every Congressional briefing and expert commentary on Beijingโs AI ambitions. The planโs logic โ introduced in 2017 โ was simple and alarming: Beijing would direct capital, mobilize its firms, recruit talent, and execute with the strategic patience of a state-led innovation ecosystem. Nearly a decade later, that frame has only hardened. Beijingโs recently issued 15th Five-Year Plan directs Party organs to take โextraordinary measuresโ to strengthen technological self-reliance and launch a new โAI+โ initiative to integrate AI across the nationโs strategic sectors. Beijing has The post Forged in a Knife Fight: Chinaโs Brutal Domestic AI Competition appeared first on War on the Rocks.