America's A.I. Is Futuristic. China Is Just Making It Work(nytimes.com)
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America's A.I. Is Futuristic. China Is Just Making It Work
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/opinion/ai-china-america-race.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/opinion/ai-china-america-race.html
If this is accurate, Chinese policymakers may be making the more realistic bet. Much of the U.S. discussion is organized around frontier models, AGI, and superintelligence, but building policy around speculative timelines risks turning wishful thinking into national strategy.