China is rapidly automating its economy with AI-driven factories, robot-powered ports, and “dark” production lines to safeguard its manufacturing dominance amid rising global pressure.

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"China installed 295,000 industrial robots last year, nearly nine times as many as the U.S. and more than the rest of the world combined, according to the International Federation of Robotics. China’s stock of operational robots surpassed two million in 2024, the most of any country. Of 131 factories and industrial sites recognized by the World Economic Forum globally for lifting productivity through cutting edge technologies such as AI, 45 are in mainland China, while three are in the U.S."

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Anthropic economist Peter McCrory argues AI hasn't raised U.S. unemployment because it augments skilled workers, boosts productivity and still depends on human expertise

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The U.S. launches the Freedom Tech Excellence Program, embedding experts from the Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir and Anduril into digital freedom and AI initiatives

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a16z's Sarah Wang argues AI inference—not training—is becoming computing's biggest market, positioning specialized chips like Etched to challenge GPU dominance

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