A US official proposed extreme options to counter China's potential artificial general intelligence breakthrough. These options include intelligence operations, cyber activity, and military action against Chinese AI infrastructure. Experts warn that attacking data centers could trigger a direct conflict between nuclear-armed nations. The US currently leads in AI, but China's rapid progress poses a significant challenge. The race for AI dominance could reshape global economic and military power dynamics.

China’s grip on rare earths will deny US any chance of using ‘AI for evil’, Centre for China and Globalisation vice-president says in Penang.

Ian Bremmer sees the technology’s rapid progress, and attendant risks, as a wild card in the relationship.