China's six-year-olds are being offered AI classes in school—and now 250 CEOs want the lessons to come to America

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• The CEOs of Microsoft, Airbnb, and Uber are among over 250 business leaders who are demanding computer science and AI education for all students. Failing to do so could be a $660 billion mistake and risk the U.S. falling further behind China and South Korea, they say.

The U.S. and China are in an artificial intelligence race—and the competition is now extending all the way to the classroom.