Theres too much money, time and infrastructure committed for this to be anything but successful.
Its tougher than a space race or the nuclear bomb race because there are fewer hard tangibles as evidence of success.
I think there is also some FOMO involved. Once people started saying how AI was helping them be more productive, a lot of folks felt that if they didn't do the same, they were lagging behind.
I think there is also some FOMO involved. Once people started saying how AI was helping them be more productive, a lot of folks felt that if they didn't do the same, they were lagging behind.