pLike prior industrial revolutions, artifical intelligence will cause profound disruptions in the balance of global power. emFour Battlegroundsem takes readers inside the fierce competition to develop and implement this extraordinary new technology. Autonomous weapons expert Paul Scharre articulates the four key elements that will define this struggle--data, computing power, talent, and institutions--and examines the strengths and weaknesses of today's AI superpowers China, the United States, and the European Union.ppWith unique access to leading Chinese AI companies, Pentagon leadership, and American technology startups, Scharre explores the tensions between military leadership and each country's tech giants who control access to this game-changing technology. He offers vivid examples of how AI will tranform warfare, as well as the challenges democracies must overcome to shape the emerging world order. Engaging and direct, emFour Battlegroundsem is an urgent book with implications for