China's AI balancing act — beating the U.S. but keeping the tech from threatening Beijing's rule

China’s push to develop smarter-than-human artificial intelligence could surpass the U.S., according to AI scientist Max Tegmark, who warns of the risks it poses to the ruling Communist Party’s control. The race for artificial general intelligence (AGI) between the two superpowers is seen as a “suicide race,” with AGI potentially reaching human-level intelligence soon, as indicated by the popularity of applications like ChatGPT. While some experts believe AGI could be achieved by 2025, others argue that true AGI is still a distant goal.

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