China wants to be next AI superpower. It’s already talking military applications with Russia

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Beijing has dedicated significant funds to this endeavour, with an anticipated investment of $38 billion by 2027. Additionally, according to IDC’s Forecast, China’s AI market is projected to exceed $26 billion by 2026. Moreover, just last week, China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center propelled the world’s first in-orbit AI commercial hypersatellite, aboard the Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket. The country has allocated ample resources to AI research and development. A majority of publications in the field originate from Chinese institutions.The percentage of AI research papers coming from China has seen a notable surge , climbing from 4.26 per cent (1,086 papers)...