How Big Is China’s Advantage in the AI Race?

China dominates in generative AI patents and in other areas—what does that mean for the United States and the rest of the world?

Visitors walk past a stand with artificial intelligence security cameras using facial recognition technology at the 14th China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security in Beijing on Oct. 24, 2018. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

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There’s a lot of buzz in artificial intelligence (AI) circles and the media about how China may be leading the world in this most critical of technologies.