{
  "id": 16887178,
  "title": "Eric Schmidt says China is now just 6 months behind the U.S. in AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/eric-schmidt-says-china-is-now-just-6-months-behind-the-u-s-in-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-28T09:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91630860/eric-schmidt-says-china-is-now-just-six-months-behind-the-u-s-in-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The AI competition between the United States and China is the defining challenge of our time, according to Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and current CEO of Relativity Space. He reveals that the once estimated two-year gap has narrowed to just six months. Schmidt attributes this to the rapid decline in software costs, making it more accessible and abundant. Both countries are striving to develop superhuman or superintelligence systems, but China appears to be closing the gap with the U.S. rapidly.",
  "summary": "The AI race between the U.S. and China is the defining competition of our age. Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, adviser to the Pentagon, and current CEO of Relativity Space, gives his most unvarnished assessment yet. He reveals that the gap he once estimated at two years has narrowed to six months, and takes on the open-source question that’s keeping Silicon Valley up at night. He also shares…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}