
China expected to spend one-eighth of US capital expenditure on AI this year, though economic impact gap may be narrower.
China will spend about one-eighth of US AI capital expenditure this year, a Chinese think tank report finds, as competition between Beijing and Washington intensifies.
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Artificial intelligence has become a focal point of technological competition between Beijing and Washington.
The AI investment race between China and the US is closer than headline figures suggest, even though the technology is expected to make a greater contribution to economic growth in America, according to a Chinese think tank.
The findings come as artificial intelligence becomes a focal point of technological competition between Beijing and Washington, with investment levels, computing power and the commercial applications of AI all under greater scrutiny.
According to a report released recently by a research team affiliated with China Finance 40 Forum, in terms of capital expenditure by major technology firms – a common metric for gauging AI investment – China will spend about one-eighth as much as the United States this year.

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