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The AI Race America Doesn’t Know It’s In

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Feb 26, 2026
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What follows is a closer reading than I typically publish. The CEA report is the first official US government assessment of where America stands in the AI race, and the gaps in it are too important to summarize.

In January 2026, the Council of Economic Advisers published a report called “Artificial Intelligence and the Great Divergence.” The title borrow…

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