There’s a ‘tech war’ brewing between the U.S. and China that will split the world into 2 camps, Palantir senior policy advisor warns

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The rise of artificial intelligence may help boost worker productivity and economic growth for years to come, but it’s also leading to some serious tensions between the world’s greatest superpowers, according to Jacob Helberg, a senior policy advisor to data analysis firm Palantir. 

“What we’re seeing unfolding in real time is nothing short of a tech war between the U.S. and China,” Helberg, who also leads the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which advises Congress about national security matters, told CNBC Friday.