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# How AI is an inherently imperial technology, and how the US and China are building rival "AI empires" with different approaches to extend their power \(Foreign Affairs\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-22T07:15:01.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** china

## Summary

Foreign Affairs examines how AI is an inherently imperial technology and how the US and China are building rival "AI empires" with different approaches to extend their power\.

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