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Trump, Xi, and the race for superintelligence
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ChinaTalk's Jordan Schneider joins Jerusalem Demsas and Matt Yglesias to compare how the U.S. and China are approaching artificial intelligence. They dive into the Trump-Xi summit, whether AI will change how politicians govern, and the limits of what Chinese AI models are allowed to say. They also discuss the gap in public opinion: why do so many people in China have positive expectations for AI while Americans are dooming? Plus, a peer review on how childhood neighbors shape the careers we choose. (0:00) AI, China, and the Trump-Xi summit (3:50) Will AI replace politicians? (8:26) Grok, DeepSeek, and who controls AI (12:09) Can AI save Congress? (22:25) Asking DeepSeek about Chinese…