Derek Thompson's newsletter: why we're wrong about China and AI, in 7 questions
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-09-24
- Derek Thompson interviews a dozen China-AI experts (Jordan Schneider, Kyle Chan, Matt Sheehan, Rush Doshi, etc.) on seven big questions about America's assumptions on China and AI
- The core bind: the US wants to slow AI before it escapes control, but slowing requires China to slow — and almost nobody actually understands how China thinks about AI
- Topics include what frontier labs misunderstand about China, what would scare the Chinese government into taking AI safety seriously, and whether China views US safety concerns as legitimate or as a containment ploy
- He notes many in the industry say 'I'm not a China expert, but…' and then defend US AI strategy anyway
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