This week: a bumpy road ahead, missing out on AI glory, and long haul just got longer in other news.
China is more than capable of reaching its goal of global AI leadership, but it will require a change in mindset to carry out and support groundbreaking research, not just follow existing technology.
How can China’s emerging entrepreneurs compete in a culture that is dominated by the big three – Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent – who imitate or consume any smaller competitor?
The next tech superstar will come from whoever develops something that invalidates how people consume or produce in some way, because Jack Ma is not going to vacate his position.
