'The future will be won or lost on this technology. I'm very concerned': The founder of a $9 billion company warns that China is on track to dominate the US in AI
- 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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