China’s artificial intelligence will soon surpass the US

ThoughtSpot founder and
CEO Ajeet Singh.
ThoughtSpot

• Investors and entrepreneurs say that the US may soon
  fall behind in the race to build better artificial
  intelligence.
• While many agree that the US was a leader in the
  technology’s development, in recent years, the tables have
  turned: many say that China’s tech could surpass the US’s in
  five years or less. 

Artificial Intelligence is a complex and evolving technology. And
whichever country masters it first will own “the black box of the
future.” 

That’s how Ajeet Singh, founder of analytics software company
ThoughtSpot, thinks about AI, which is expected to  play an
increasingly important role in everyday life in the coming years.

“AI is the world’s next big inflection point,” says Singh. “It
will hugely impact human productivity, the creation of drugs, the
future of education and medicine.”

If you’re ahead on AI, he says, “that naturally means that you’ll
be ahead as a country.” …

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