We are currently experiencing the ‘AI race’, as both the US and China vie to be seen as the world leaders in the new technologies that will reshape much of our world. Much like the arms and space races between the US and USSR decades ago, this race has led to rapid advancements in the field, and has pushed AI into the spotlight. In AI Superpowers Kai-Fu Lee, the chairman and CEO of an investment firm that develops the next generation of Chinese technology start ups, examines China’s quick, unexpected progress with AI technologies and the culture that was created to allow this to occur. Furthermore, he examines why so many of the West’s biggest technology companies, including Google, Amazon, Uber and Airbnb, fail when trying to expand into China (and it isn’t all down to government censorship…) and theorises how AI could evolve in the future. This book is an essential read for anyone looking to the future of the technology industry, or to understand China’s unique culture surrounding tech, from research to start ups and larger companies.
Reviewed By: Abbie Oakes, Website Administrator, Women in Tech forum
May 2021