China has increased its spending on AI research , to the point that it is set to overtake US investment by the end of this decade , according to a report by House of Representatives ' lawmakers Will Hurd and Robin Kelly . The report calls for increased federal funds to be spent on education and training programs to give US workers the skills needed to " maintain American leadership with respect to AI " . Artificial intelligence systems refer to a suite of technologies that bestow computers with many aspects of human intelligence ranging from perception, image recognition and listening skills to game-playing, car-driving and physical movement in three-dimensional space. China 's President Xi has said he wants the country to be a world leader in AI by 2030 .
China has increased its spending on AI research , to the point that it is set to overtake US investment by the end of this decade , according to a report by House of Representatives ' lawmakers Will Hurd and Robin Kelly . The report calls for increased federal funds to be spent on education and training programs to give US workers the skills needed to " maintain American leadership with respect to AI " . China 's President Xi has said he wants the country to be a world leader in AI by 2030 .