Part 12/16:
Dalio underscores AI's role in the evolving global power landscape. Historical patterns of imperial rise and decline suggest that technological superiority is often a decisive factor. He notes that the current decline of American dominance, coupled with China's rise, sets the stage for potential conflict and a new multipolar world order.
AI will be central in this geopolitical race, functioning both as a military and economic asset. The U.S. and China are vying for technological supremacy, with AI serving as a critical front in this modern arms race. Ensuring technological leadership and resilience in AI development becomes, therefore, a matter of national security and global influence.