US lawmakers’ request for information from DoorDash on use of Chinese AI models ‘politically driven,’ reflects growing anxiety over tech hegemony

For much of the past several years, the debate over artificial intelligence has revolved around two foundational questions: Can American technology companies continue to innovate at the technological frontier?

On Monday, the Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT floated on the Shanghai stock market, soaring by 466% in value to 3.3tn yuan (£365bn).

James David Spellman, a graduate of Oxford University, is principal of Strategic Communications LLC, a consulting firm based in Washington, DC.