CHINA'S RACE LEADERSHIP IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The purpose of the article is to evaluate the main innovative determinants that influence the acceleration of China's leadership in AI and assess by what positions this leadership has become real. The author conducted a comparative analysis according to two criteria to access China's innovative potential: AI talents and hardware base. This analysis has provided a conclusive answer to the question about the prospects of China to achieve the position of a scientific and technological superpower. Based on the presented analysis the author concludes that competition in global AI has toughened and there is a certain lag in the competence of Chinese AI talents and in the development of breakthrough microelectronic technologies. However, the dynamics of the Chinese AI sector growth and the Big Government legal actions indicate that the changes may come very soon. The originality of the article is that it has proved that due to the growing uncertainty and technological confrontation, the victory in the global race for China's AI sector may not take place. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]