America's Bet on AI – The winner takes it all. What if we lose?
Essay America’s Cosmic Bet on AI The winner takes it all. August 4, 2026, 9:50 AM By Graham Allison, a professor of government at the Harvard Kennedy School. A pile of green computer semiconductor chips sits on a felt gambling table surface, surrounded by stacked poker chips.
- ▪Essay America’s Cosmic Bet on AI The winner takes it all.
- ▪August 4, 2026, 9:50 AM By Graham Allison, a professor of government at the Harvard Kennedy School.
- ▪A pile of green computer semiconductor chips sits on a felt gambling table surface, surrounded by stacked poker chips.
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| Publication time | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:24:25 +0000 |
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Essay America’s Cosmic Bet on AI The winner takes it all. What happens if the United States loses? August 4, 2026, 9:50 AM By Graham Allison, a professor of government at the Harvard Kennedy School. A pile of green computer semiconductor chips sits on a felt gambling table surface, surrounded by stacked poker chips. Lori Kelley illustration/Foreign Policy; iStock images Geopolitics Economics Science and Technology United States China The United States is betting the house on winning the artificial intelligence race with China. Consider the U.S. economy, which is increasingly becoming a highly leveraged bet on the promise of this new technology. AI is the primary driver of investments, stock market gains, and growth in the United States.
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