Asia's Supply Chains Poised to Outpace the US in AI Race
Granite Asia's Jixun Foo suggests that as AI progresses beyond language models into physical applications like robotics, Asia’s manufacturing strength could provide a competitive edge over the US. The development of physical AI applications is seen as the new crucial phase of the AI race.
As the artificial intelligence race moves beyond language models into the physical world, Asia’s manufacturing and supply chain strengths could give it an edge over the US, says Granite Asia’s Jixun Foo. The veteran venture capitalist said the current wave of AI development, sparked by breakthroughs in foundation models over the past two years, had entered a new phase where physical applications – from robotics to industrial automation – were becoming increasingly important, playing to Asia’s...