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Despite increasing calls for state-owned AI, governments are struggling to compete with industry
The emergence of powerful, generative artificial intelligence is expected to shake all sectors of the economy and society, requiring big decisions from political leaders.
One of the most urgent questions they face is whether they are comfortable with a few companies, mostly based in the US and China, holding the reins of a technology predicted to change everyone’s lives.