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Explainer — Tech's Fake AI Competition with China

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William R. Dodson
Apr 06, 2025
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A look inside Silicon Valley's New Cold War: How Big Tech Weaponizes Fear to Capture American Democracy

Tech giants warn of an existential AI battle with China.

The narrative is everywhere. American AI companies claim we're in a desperate technological race against China. They need billions in government funding. They need regulatory shortcuts. They need access to more data.

The alternative?

Chinese AI dominance that threatens national security, democracy, and the American way of life.

Which sounds a lot like life under the current Trump regime.

The new "race" narrative is a remake of the Space Race, but with a twist ending that benefits Silicon Valley more than America.

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