Is China finally gaining supremacy in the AI arms race? Not quite, but executives from some of the top artificial intelligence companies believe that the country needs to tweak its infrastructure and boost exports to stay ahead in the game.
In a US Senate hearing held last Thursday, American AI giants’ leaders stressed that even though the US is ahead in the AI race, Washington needs to boost infrastructure and champion AI chip exports to maintain its supremacy over Beijing.
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The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Republican Senator Ted Cruz, is aiming to reduce the regulatory barriers to artificial intelligence in the U.S. This is particularly after China managed to woo the world with its AI advancements, such as cheaper and efficient AI models from DeepSeek and an advanced AI chip from Huawei.
The US tech industry is using these concerns to push the Trump administration toward favourable policies, including loosening the limits on the export of AI chips.
“The number-one factor that will define whether the U.S. or China wins this race is whose technology is most broadly adopted in the rest of the world. The lesson from Huawei and 5G is that whoever gets there first will be difficult to supplant”.
-Microsoft President Brad Smith
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, also testified at the hearing. He stated how he believes societal advances from AI will accelerate in the next few years through U.S. innovation. However, he also stated that “investment in infrastructure is critical.”
In a written testimony reviewed earlier by Reuters, it was reported how the AI leaders would also be urging U.S. lawmakers to streamline federal permitting for artificial intelligence energy needs and initiate more government data sets for AI training.
“America’s advanced economy relies on 50-year-old infrastructure that cannot meet the increasing electricity demands driven by AI, reshoring of manufacturing, and increased electrification.”
-Brad Smith’s written testimony for a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on “Winning the AI Race”.
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10. SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 11
SoundHound AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOUN) is a voice artificial intelligence company offering voice AI solutions to businesses. On May 9, Wedbush lowered the firm’s price target on the stock to $15 from $22 but kept an “Outperform” rating on the shares. The firm noted how the company has reported its Q1 earnings, where there was a slight miss on the top line in revenue and a beat on the bottom line. Nevertheless, SoundHound AI continues to capitalize on strong demand for its voice AI solutions.
9. Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 13
Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) a fabless semiconductor company that provides display imaging processing technologies. On Friday, May 9th, Morgan Stanley initiated the stock as “Overweight,” and set a price target of $8.80. The firm stated that the company has “top-line growth and margin expansion.”
“We expect Himax to expand its non-driver IC [integrated circuits] businesses by tapping the cloud AI and edge AI (AI glasses and PC) markets, which bodes well for top-line growth and margin expansion.”
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