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US urged to adopt China's data strategy to boost AI and robotics

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A US congressional advisory body has recommended that the United States adopt a national data strategy, similar to China's approach, to treat data as an economic asset. The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) warns that without such a strategy, the US risks falling behind China in setting global data standards, which could disadvantage American firms in critical emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and robotics. China has been actively commercializing its data since 2020, designating it as a key factor of production and fostering a data economy through national exchanges and pilot programs. AI

IMPACT Adopting a national data strategy could accelerate AI development in the US by ensuring access to and commercialization of data resources.

RANK_REASON Policy recommendation from a US congressional advisory body regarding national data strategy. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Vincent Chow ·

    US urged to follow China’s lead in treating data as an economic asset

    As China deepens the commercialisation of its vast troves of data, the United States needs to develop its own national data strategy that treats data as an economic asset to better position itself to prevail in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, a…

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