SINGAPORE -- China's capabilities in artificial intelligence are "much closer than I thought" to catching up to the U.S., former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told Nikkei Asia, stressing that America will not succeed without a "very strong partnership with our Asian friends."
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US needs Japan and Korea to counter China tech: ex-Google CEO
Eric Schmidt urges cooperation in AI, chips, quantum computing and synthetic biology
Eric Schmidt, co-founder of Schmidt Futures, who has served as CEO for Google, executive chairman and technical adviser for parent Alphabet, says the U.S. needs to take action to keep its lead over China in artificial intelligence. © Reuters
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