Research from Tsinghua University suggests Chinese might have an advantage when commanding AI for engineering tasks, potentially impacting the global technology race.

A study from Tsinghua University has opened a new front in the global technology race by asking a question that may have profound implications for industrial powers. When commanding an artificial intelligence (AI) model to, say, design a better aircraft, does it matter whether you speak to it in English or Chinese? The answer, according to the research published in China’s top aviation journal Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica on April 27, is mixed: Chinese may have an intrinsic advantage....