No. 220: Artificial Intelligence: China’s High-Tech Ambitions

Author(s): Sophie-Charlotte Fischer
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 220
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2018

China aims to become the world’s premier artificial intelligence innovation center by 2030. But does Beijing have the innovation capacity and strategy in place to achieve this goal? This CSS analysis contends that while the US is still the global leader in AI, China’s ambitions should not be underestimated. Further, this is not just because of the state support behind Beijing’s plans but as Washington lacks an AI strategy of its own.

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