Russia turns to China to step up AI race against US

An attendee checks their phone while walking past a screen with examples of AI image detection at the DEEPX booth during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, on Jan. 9, 2025.

Russia's efforts to obtain China's help in enhancing artificial intelligence is seen as a bid to challenge America's lead in the field even as the outgoing Biden administration is expected to impose new export control measures to further curb Beijing's access to AI chips.