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The US and China are engaged in a fierce competition for AI dominance, with the US currently leading in generative AI systems and export restrictions on high-performance semiconductors, while China is countering with its own tactics such as restricting chipmaking metal exports to the US and amassing a $27 billion chip fund. Other countries like Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, the UAE, and Israel are also making significant strides in AI development, and global power is expected to shift towards nations that produce AI technology. The EU is set to adopt new legal restraints around AI, while the US and UK are still working on federal laws specific to AI.