New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The race to develop artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating headlines and conversations, as this geopolitical contest is expected to shape the global balance of power in the decades ahead. DeepSeek has exposed the US industry's extravagant claims of unsurmountable supremacy and thrown the field wide open.

Today anyone in the world with above-average computer skills can hope to deploy open-source AI models that are close to the state of the art. This means that the shift in value creation from AI development to diffusion will take place far earlier than anticipated.

The winners in the age of AI will not only be those who've built the smartest machines, but also those who make use of those machines most effectively...