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AI Superpowers China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

Kai-Fu Lee

THE "Kai-Fu Lee believes China will be the next tech-innovation superpower and in

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The Joe Rogan Experience

Published in 2018, this book argued that China's lack of ethical qualms about using AI for surveillance and control would lead to their dominance in the field.

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And then there was sort of the, the I don't know the CCP, Chinese communist rebuttal, the Kai-Fu Lee book from 2018, "AI Superpowers", and I think the subtitle was something like the race for AI betwe...

— Episode: #2190 - Peter Thiel

Episode: #2190 - Peter Thiel

Published in 2018, this book argued that China's lack of ethical qualms about using AI for surveillance and control would lead to their dominance in the field.

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And then there was sort of the, the I don't know the CCP, Chinese communist rebuttal, the Kai-Fu Lee book from 2018, "AI Superpowers", and I think the subtitle was something like the race for AI between Silicon Valley and China, or something like this, and it, it was sort of it defined AI as it was fairly low tech, it was just surveillance, um, you know, facial recognition technology.

The Jordan Harbinger Show

It was discussed as a book that highlighted the AI landscape, including China's strengths in data and engineering talent, and the potential impact of AI on jobs and society. It also suggested a future where humans might refocus on compassion and human interaction.

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Well, that's what my whole book is about, it is the power, yes, but half of the book, the other half is on the other questions we're going to talk about next, so the China, China has some disadvantage...

— Episode: 139: Kai-Fu Lee | AI Superpowers and the...

Episode: 139: Kai-Fu Lee | AI Superpowers and the Future of...

It was discussed as a book that highlighted the AI landscape, including China's strengths in data and engineering talent, and the potential impact of AI on jobs and society. It also suggested a future where humans might refocus on compassion and human interaction.

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Well, that's what my whole book is about, it is the power, yes, but half of the book, the other half is on the other questions we're going to talk about next, so the China, China has some disadvantages and some advantages.

In Professor Harari's new book, I think he has become more optimistic, he talks about the same thing I talk about that maybe people have to go back on their human instincts, their compassion, things that machines can't do right.

So I think he has come around and certainly I say strongly in my book that AI cannot do a good job of emulating a human in the human's true sincerity and desire to help others.

And one of the reasons I am, the main reason I wrote the book is so that people know that the optimistic choice exists and it's up to us to make that choice.

the book title is AI superpowers, of course, that's available everywhere

Episode: 139: Kai-Fu Lee | AI Superpowers and the Future of...

It was discussed that the book covers the importance of AI and how it is changing the world, specifically in the context of China's advancements and the potential for both opportunity and disruption.

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That's what my whole book is about it is the power yes but half of the book the other half is on the other questions we're going to talk about next so the China China has some disadvantages and some advantages so the US advantage is clearly US invented deep learning invented AI.

The book title is AI superpowers of course that's available everywhere and if you want to know how I manage to book all these great guests well I manage my relationships using systems.

In Professor Harari's new book I think he has become more optimistic he talks about the same thing I talk about that maybe people have to go back on their human instincts, their compassion, things that machines can't do right because we're talking about people who can't do routine jobs better than a machine.

So I think he has come around and certainly I say strongly in my book that AI cannot do a good job of emulating a human in the human's true sincerity and desire to help others so whether it's an elderly care nanny nurse doctor teacher concierge these are jobs that first AI probably cannot do for the next 30 years maybe longer.

one of the reasons I am the main reason I wrote the book is so that people know that the optimistic choice exists and it's up to us to make that choice

Episode: 139: Kai-Fu Lee | AI Superpowers and the Future of...

It was discussed that the book covers the importance of AI and how China is ahead in AI implementation, due to several factors including data, engineers, and government support.

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Well that's what my whole book is about it is the power yes but half of the book the other half is on the other questions we're going to talk about next so the China China has some disadvantages and some advantages so the US advantage is clearly US invented deep learning invented AI.

the book title is AI superpowers of course that's available everywhere and if you want to know how I manage to book all these great guests well I manage my relationships using systems

and one of the reasons I am the main reason I wrote the book is so that people know that the optimistic choice exists and it's up to us to make that choice

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