Why can’t the AI race simply slow down or stop? Sky News technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe examines the economics driving frontier AI and the growing competition between the US and China. Using Prozac and generic drugs as an analogy, he explains why AI companies may feel trapped in a race they cannot afford to leave. Chapters 00:00 - 01:22 What Prozac reveals about AI economics 01:24 - 01:55 Why frontier AI companies have to keep pushing 01:56 - 03:35 How cutting-edge AI becomes a commodity 03:36 - 04:16 The safety problem at the AI frontier 04:17 - 04:36 Trump, China and the AI arms race 04:36 - 05:36 How open models fuel AI competition 05:38 - 06:30 Why no one can afford to leave the race Latest AI news: Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/ai-latest-anthropic-safety-warning-donald-trump-china-openai-sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-elon-musk-jacob-coxon-dario-amodei-13585257 #ai #artificalintelligence #technology #openai #anthropic SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy or Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here: https://podfollow.com/stuff-matters To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales