Winston Churchill is quoted as saying, “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they have tried everything else.” Washington's grasp of artificial intelligence (AI) demonstrates the point.
China has a national AI strategy entailing $150 billion in focused-research spending and military applications. France has an AI strategy with $2 billion in applied-research spending, and a collective-defense model with other NATO allies called the JEDI Collective. The UAE established a separate cabinet-level department, the Ministry of AI, which released its national AI strategy in 2017. “Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. . . . It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world,” said Russian president Vladimir Putin. The activities of other countries around the world suggest he is right.
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