When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pitched to Congress the idea of rejoining Unesco in March, it was clear that the competition with China in the field of artificial intelligence was well under way. Washington, he said, should reclaim its seat at the United Nations body as "they are working on rules, norms and standards for artificial intelligence". "China right now is the single largest contributor to Unesco. That carries a lot of weight. We're not even at the table," he said. Do you hav