Trump says the U.S. is winning the AI race with China. Here's what experts say - Poynter

""We're leading China by a tremendous amount," he said Jan. 13 in an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil. "The AI is unbelievable, what's happening there. We're leading China by a lot," he said Jan. 16 in Mar-a-Lago. And during his Jan. 21 speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he said it again: "We're leading the world in AI by a lot. We're leading China by a lot.""

""I still think that the U.S. is in the lead. I think that our models are better, our chips are better. But they do have other advantages,""

"The United States leads China in AI chip production and market control. AI chips are essential - they are tailored to do tasks such as image and speech recognition."

The United States maintains a lead over China in AI chip production and market control, with specialized chips driving tasks like image and speech recognition. China holds strengths in workforce quality and in electricity generation that supports large data centers. Some metrics show the two countries are nearly even, and recent U.S. export-policy changes could advantage Chinese firms. Reduced regulation in the U.S. has allowed domestic AI companies to expand with fewer constraints. Estimates place Chinese models roughly three to eighteen months behind leading U.S. models, while industry figures describe China as rapidly closing the gap.

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