AI know-how draws focus as global race intensifies

Homepage > News > Business > AI know-how draws focus as global race intensifies TL;DR: Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a contest not just over technology, but over the people and knowledge needed to make it useful. China is treating AI expertise as a strategic asset as countries compete for an edge in the rapidly evolving field. At the same time, institutions such as the United States Internal Revenue Service are putting AI to work on complex problems, showing how the technology is moving from the lab into everyday operations. Key Takeaways: China is tightening travel curbs on AI talent, potentially extending restrictions to their families. Chinese AI models are rapidly closing the performance gap with U.S. rivals, signaling a tighter global AI race. IRS weighs AI assistance in solving complex identity theft cases. Knowledge and expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and the intricacies of how it can work to everyone’s advantage are becoming a valuable commodity in the digital era, and China is among those stepping up to safeguard it as though the technology were intellectual property (IP). In late September, the Chinese government announced the expansion of a ...