China is winning the AI arms race – CB Insight

Silicon Valley might be the centre of the technology world as it stands but new research from CB Insight claims the pendulum of power might be swinging more towards China.
In terms of the number of start-ups emerging in the AI field worldwide this is rising rapidly, up 141% when you compare 2017 to 2016, and while the lion’s share of these are based in the US, the Chinese are seemingly better at attracting funding. Some of this can be put down to government backing, but you might argue it