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America and China Are Racing to Different AI Futures

America and China Are Racing to Different AI Futures

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Are the US and China racing toward the same AI future? Experts Selina Xu and Matt Sheehan explore what China actually wants from AI, challenge common misconceptions, and explore whether cooperation is possible. To avoid catastrophe, we first need to under

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Is the US really in an AI race with China—or are we racing toward
completely different finish lines?

In this episode, Tristan Harris sits down with China experts
Selina Xu and Matt Sheehan to
separate fact from fiction about China's AI development. They
explore fundamental questions about how the Chinese government
and public approach AI, the most persistent misconceptions in the
West, and whether cooperation between rivals is actually
possible. From the streets of Shanghai to high-level policy
discussions, Xu and Sheehan paint a nuanced portrait of AI in
China that defies both hawkish fears and naive optimism.

If we're going to avoid a catastrophic AI arms race, we first
need to understand what race we're actually in—and whether we're
even running toward the same finish line.

Note: On December 8, after this recording took
place, the Trump administration announced that the Commerce
Department would allow American semiconductor companies,
including Nvidia, to sell their most powerful chips to China in
exchange for a 25 percent cut of the revenue.

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Selina’s blog

Further reading on China’s AI+ Plan

Further reading on the Gaither Report and the missile gap

Further Reading on involution in China

The consensus from the international dialogues on AI safety in
Shanghai

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