Accelerating trends in artificial intelligence (AI) point to significant geopolitical disruption in the years ahead. Governments that can successfully cultivate a culture of disruptive innovation will be strategically positioned to lead in the twenty-first century. Meanwhile, the US military has created a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to oversee service and defense agency AI efforts. After completing his PhD in speech recognition at Carnegie Mellon he went on to lead AI research at Apple, Microsoft Research, and Google China and now oversees venture capital investing in Beijing. As Lee points out, the strength of China’s economy is a productive synergy between government policies and market forces.

Source: Forbes January 01, 2019 21:56 UTC