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Graphic Truth: Is China Winning at AI?

The US and China bring different strengths to the contest for AI supremacy: America has an edge in private sector innovation and essential hardware like semiconductors. China has greater access to important types of data and is investing heavily to catch up elsewhere. Here's a scorecard of where the two global superpowers stand in developing this key new technology industry.

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