When people discuss China vs. US competition over AI it would help if they specified the grounds of competition because there are divergent …

When people discuss China vs. US competition over AI it would help if they specified the grounds of competition because there are divergent beliefs on what the actual game is, or if there is a game at all. For example: 1) Direct competition for which companies profit from AI 2) Abstract competition over scientific achievement & prestige as world leader 3) Competition over business approach (open/closed, at least for now) 4) Competition over selling national “stacks” of complimentary assets (chips, power, software) 5) Competition over national security capabilities 6) Competition over who controls which other nations are given access to frontier models, thus establishing a strategic capability reserved for allies 7) Competition over building AIs with “personalities” that reflect national ideals, and thus influence others to adopt those ideals 8) Competition over achieving take-off first & building ASI …probably more.

Source: Ethan Mollick (X) | 2026-07-05