Where Is the U.S. Losing to China in AI?

相比中国，美国的人工智能“输”在哪里？

The piece argues China has embedded AI into manufacturing, with 30,000+ smart factories, and over half of all industrial robots installed globally in 2024 going to Chinese plants. It cites shop-floor data: Zeekr's Ningbo plant uses 800+ robots, Xiaomi says its Beijing factory produces one car every 76 seconds, while only 18% of U.S. manufacturers report a formal AI strategy and two-thirds struggle to scale pilots. The real point is not frontier models but AI deployment in factory automation, scheduling, and inspection.

Why it matters: Data-backed commentary with all three HKR axes: a strong US-vs-China hook, concrete factory metrics, and direct resonance on AI deployment and competitiveness. Not a new product, model, or research release, so it stays in the low featured band.