Sandego.net – The contest to shape artificial intelligence is moving beyond the technology sector and into the center of national strategy. China has laid out an expansive plan to become the world’s leading AI power before the decade ends, while the United States is trying to preserve an early advantage that has become far less certain.

The stakes reach well beyond commercial success. Governments and technology companies are weighing AI’s potential to transform economies, military capabilities, cybersecurity and public information. At the same time, leading figures in the American industry have warned that systems more capable than their creators can safely control could pose an extreme danger to humanity.…