The Geopolitics of AI: How Nations are Competing for AI Dominance

A look at the global race to develop and deploy AI technologies, and its implications for international relations.

When I first started hearing about artificial intelligence, it was usually in the context of cool new apps or gadgets. But over time, I began to notice something bigger going on beyond the latest smartphone feature or chatbot. World leaders and governments were talking about AI with the kind of urgency and gravity usually reserved for economic crises or…