With a clear breakdown of AI into the 4 battlespaces of data, computing power, talent, and institutions, Sharre identifies the policy choices the Administration should be considering/taking now. It left me with the very uneasy feeling that the US – and other democratic nations – do not have the institutional/governance latitude that more authoritarian and autocratic states do to win this race. And, as was stated in the book – and perhaps believed by many – Putin said, “the nation that wins the AI race will rule the world”. Time to improve our game or learn to speak Chinese.