“Three Models of Sino-American Competition for the Soul of AI” by Bill Drexel

When officials in Washington warn about losing the AI race to China, the conversation turns quickly to military and economic advantage—and rightly so. Advanced AI will reshape everything from weapons systems to medicine, with massive implications for our geopolitical competitiveness. But beneath the great-power competition on AI lies a moral one. The ethical character of the most transformative technology in generations—one that will mediate an ever-larger share of human experience—will be a byproduct of superpower rivalry. At stake is the future of the relationship between individuals and the