Integral AI CEO & Co‑Founder Jad Tarifi has contributed a guest article to CIO exploring the geopolitical stakes of AI and robotics. In it, he notes that these technologies are “not just technologies — they are the catalysts for the most transformative era in human history,” and that the coming age of embodied superintelligence will reorganize global economies more profoundly than prior industrial revolutions. Jad writes that the race is not evenly distributed: “the three decisive players are China, the United States and Japan, each entering the contest with a different civilizational inheritance, economic model and strategic orientation”.

Looking ahead, Jad stresses that AI and robotics will shape not just economic winners but the destiny of human civilization itself. To meet this challenge, he calls for respectful, constructive competition and a shared commitment to alignment — a future where countries compete but also collaborate for humanity’s benefit

Read the full article here.