Growing concerns over China's rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are driving an unprecedented alignment between US lawmakers and Silicon Valley, with both sides increasingly viewing the technology race as a strategic and economic battle, a report said. It also highlighted that despite longstanding tensions over regulation, policymakers and technology executives repeatedly flagged China as the central challenge, warning that the outcome of the AI race could reshape economic and geopolitical power. Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. All about ETCIO industry right on your smartphone! Download the ETCIO App and get the Realtime updates and Save your favourite articles.

Source: Economic Times March 28, 2026 04:36 UTC