Yang Warns US Is Falling Behind China on Tech Because of OTA Loss
The U.S. is 24 years “behind on technology” because the Office of Technology Assessment was shuttered, candidate Andrew Yang said during Wednesday evening’s Democratic presidential primary debate, citing China as a threat. The U.S. is in the “process of potentially…
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losing the [artificial intelligence] arms race to China right now, because they have more access to more data than we do,” he said, noting the billions China has spent subsidizing AI development. It was the only mention of tech and telecom policy issues. OTA closed in 1995.