US must win AI race as China gains ground: ‘Lead is not as big as it once was,’ OpenAI exec warns [Video]

OpenAI’s Chris Lehane is warning of America’s shrinking lead in the artificial intelligence space as the company releases its economic blueprint and policy proposals for the U.S.

During his appearance on “Varney & Co.,” Monday, Lehane, OpenAI vice president of global affairs, argued that the U.S. must “absolutely” win in the A.I. space, highlighting the key components listed in the company’s newly unveiled blueprint. 

“We have a lead. That lead is not as big as it once was versus China,” he said.

On Monday, OpenAI publicized its A.I. in America: OpenAI’s Economic Blueprint, which focuses on A.I. in national security, the state’s “vital role” in “maximizing A.I.’s benefits from the start” and infrastructure.

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Lehane explained that the blueprint will not only help secure America’s lead in the race but also support the “economic opportunity that a country can get” from technology.

“At the federal government level, can we have clear guidance, a coherent …