The US may win AI and still lose the technology race — Bloomberg.
AI is only one piece of the competition with China. Twenty years ago, the US led China in 61 of 64 key technologies tracked by ASPI. Three years ago, China led in 57 of them. 1/
The bigger challenge is turning innovation into industrial power.
For example, China now manufactures 70–80% of the world’s drones, despite many core technologies being invented in the US, Europe, and Japan. 2/
US biotech remains a global leader in research, but lacks manufacturing capacity to capture the economic value of its discoveries fully.
Quantum computing still requires sustained public investment to avoid a future "quantum winter." 3/
The decisive factor is the ability to scale production, build supply chains, finance commercialization, and adopt technology across industry.
Ukraine is an important partner because it is pushing the frontier of drone innovation in real combat conditions. 4X
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