Chart by Economist Ernie Tedeschi Challenges the "AI Arms Race with China" Narrative
birchlse · x · 2026-09-18
David Wallace-Wells amplified an "incredible" chart shared by economist Ernie Tedeschi that undercuts the prevailing narrative of an AI arms race with China. The data suggests AI's actual economic and labor impact is far smaller than the race rhetoric implies, prompting a re-examination of a framing widely used in US policy debates.
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