‘Chip War’ Author Chris Miller Says China Has Been ‘Underspending’ On AI For Four Years: Beijing ‘Just Do

Chris Miller, author of “Chip War,” says China’s spending on semiconductors and AI infrastructure suggests Beijing does not share the same sense of urgency around artificial general intelligence, or AGI, that is driving investment across the United States. “If you thought AI was important and chips were an important ingredient, China’s been underspending for the last four years on AI,” Miller said during a Tuesday episode of TBPN. “The Chinese government just doesn’t really believe that AI is going to be nearly as important as we do.” While responding to reports that China is preparing a roughly $295 billion nationwide…