London CNN —The United States measures its lead over competitors in artificial intelligence in “months,” according to a lawmaker, highlighting the intense rivalry between nations to dominate a technology poised to transform the global economy.
Speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos in Switzerland Tuesday, Republican Senator Mike Rounds said the Biden administration’s decision to tighten controls on exports of advanced AI chips to China had bought the United States “a few more months” to maintain its competitive edge.
Washington expanded restrictions on chip sales to China in October, further tightening a sweeping set of export controls introduced a year earlier.
The move irked Beijing, which has vowed to “win the battle” in core technologies to bolster China’s position as a tech superpower.
In a report Sunday, the International Monetary Fund predicted that AI will affect almost 40% of jobs around the world, “replacing some and complementing others.”
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