The US and China are locked in another technological arms race, and this time it's all about who can create the smartest artificial brain first. It's like watching two kids fighting over who can build the tallest LEGO tower, except instead of plastic bricks, they're playing with something that might eventually outsmart us all. No pressure! The Great Brain Race: Two Nations, One Cloud, and a Whole Lot of Artificial Drama Let me tell you about this absolutely brilliant plan the US has cooked up. They want to launch a "Manhattan Project-style initiative" for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Because apparently, the first Manhattan Project worked out so wonderfully for everyone involved that we thought, "Hey, why not do that again, but with computers that can think?" I mean, what could possibly go wrong? The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (try saying that three times fast) has come up with 32 recommendations. Thirty-two! Because a...