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Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)
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A visitor poses in front of a billboard showing a humanoid robot in the AI section at the Chinese International Supply Chain Expo on June 26, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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Customers place an order at a robot-operated coffee kiosk on March 25, 2026, in Shenzhen, China. (Getty Images)
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A visitor interacts with a mechanical hand at the Robot Mall on August 4, 2025, in Beijing. (Getty Images)
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An aerial view of a 33-megawatt data center with a closed-loop cooling system on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
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US and Taiwanese flags fly outside the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on March 30, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Circuit boards and conductors on the mainboard of a computer on May 12, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. (Getty Images)
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A processor embedded with a NVIDA chip is seen during the artificial intelligence exhibition AI EXPO 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 25, 2026. (Getty Images)
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David Asher
Senior Fellow
Alexander Benard
Adjunct Fellow
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
