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America may monetise AI, China may industrialise it

Tong Kooi Ong + Asia Analytica
Tong Kooi Ong + Asia Analytica • 12 min read
America may monetise AI, China may industrialise it
US President Donald Trump (left) and China President Xi Jinping (right). Photo: Bloomberg
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The artificial intelligence (AI) race may not be decided solely by who invents intelligence first, but who deploys it across the physical economy at scale.

Following our article “The political economy of modern capitalism” last week, we were asked numerous questions. And we ourselves also had more questions. Four, in particular, stood out:

1. Will AI favour the American or Chinese model of capitalism?

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