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U.S. AI lead over China has all but gone, op-ed argues strategy must change

8/2/2026

The margin American artificial intelligence development holds over China's is not a fixed asset. It moves with compute capacity and with the pace at which research converts into deployed systems.

A recently published op-ed argues those dynamics have shifted far enough that the U.S. A change in national strategy is required.

The premise the debate relied on The AI policy conversation in recent years organized around a specific assumption: the United States holds a meaningful technical edge over China, and the task is constructing a strategy capable of preserving it.

The op-ed rejects that frame as no longer current. can develop a strategy to maintain its advantage, the answer, it argues, isn't looking positive.

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