In the race to harness artificial intelligence, the Chinese mainland is now outpacing the U.S. in economic integration, warns Winston Ma, adjunct professor at NYU School of Law.
According to Ma, the key advantage lies in the Chinese mainland’s centralized infrastructure, built on decades of investment in digital systems like cloud computing and data centers. This unified backbone enables faster, more coordinated AI deployment across sectors.
By comparison, the U.S. model depends heavily on private cloud platforms, resulting in a fragmented ecosystem that struggles to support large-scale AI rollout. Ma notes that the U.S. struggles to keep pace, highlighting growing concerns about American competitiveness in the global AI landscape.
For young entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts around the world, Ma’s insights serve as a wake-up call: maintaining leadership in AI may require a shift from purely private-sector innovation toward more cohesive infrastructure strategies.
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NYU law expert: China outpaces U.S. in AI economic integration
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