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China is catching up to the US on artificial intelligence research

  • Written by Thomas H. Davenport, Professor of Information Technology and Management, Babson College
The U.S. may be ahead for now, but not by much.onime/Shutterstock.com

Researchers, companies and countries around the world are racing to explore – and exploit – the possibilities of artificial intelligence technology. China is working on an extremely aggressive multi-billion-dollar plan for government investment into AI research and...

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