A new skyline of data centres is rising from the rolling plains of rural China
Potato farmers rub shoulders with rows of gleaming new data centres as Trump and Xi meet to discuss AI safety.
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""Fewer students and researchers are heading to the US, and more are returning from the US to China. That is very clear.""
— Jack Zhang , Academic
""Whoever wins AI, wins.""
— Donald Trump , Politician
""A Chinese lead would pose grave danger for the US and the world.""
— Dario Amodei , Executive
Key People
Dario Amodei is a co-founder of Anthropic.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
A researcher from the University of Science and Technology of China.
Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China.
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