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A technology race is a competitive dynamic between rival teams to first develop a powerful technology, such as weapons of mass destruction, advanced artificial intelligence, or spaceflight capability.

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The expression arms race is often used to describe technology races, though the expression is also used to describe a specific type of technology race involving military technology. A technology race involving the development of AI is known as an AI race.

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