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Beyond the handshake: Inside the US-China race to rule AI
The US remains ahead on several fronts, but China is rapidly closing the gap, matching or surpassing it on some measures.

Bio: Bidisha Saha is a correspondent with India Today. She is contributing to the OSINT (Open Source Investigations) team. Her work is focused on investigating global affairs stories with a special emphasis on covering human rights, internal conflict, and defence analysis. She specializes in social media news discovery and geospatial intelligence including the analysis of satellite imagery and specialized reports for the benefit of readers.
The US remains ahead on several fronts, but China is rapidly closing the gap, matching or surpassing it on some measures.
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