First developed in China, Manus AI and DeepSeek have made great waves on an international scale. Sought-after for their cost-effectiveness compared to US-made tech, Manus AI and DeepSeek are quickly becoming dominant technologies inside the country. In this five-minute Friday, Jon Krohn asks: Do these technologies warrant the huge amount of resources spent o ... Show More
Nov 18
941: Multi-Agent Human Societies, with Dr. Vijoy Pandey
Vijoy Pandey imagines a bold new society in which agents and humans make scientific discoveries and complete physical tasks together, and he tells Jon Krohn about his work at AGNTCY, Cisco’s open-source platform for the Internet of Agents. Listen to the episode to hear Vijoy Pand ... Show More
1h 6m
Jun 2025
Alexandr Wang: Building Scale AI, Transforming Work with Agents & Competing With China
Alexandr Wang started Scale AI to help machine learning teams label data faster.It started as a simple API for human labor, but behind the scenes, he was tackling a much bigger problem: how to turn messy, real-world data into something AI could learn from. Today, that early idea ... Show More
1h 1m
Jul 2024
The US and China Are in an All Out Race For AI Domination
<p>There are several sources of tension right now between the US and China. Pure trade anxiety is a big one, with the US having imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, solar panels and other important industrial components. Then, of course, there are direct geopolitical con ... Show More
49m 48s
Aug 25
China’s Race to Dominate: Listen to Global Tech Wars
Here’s a preview of a new audiobook, Global Tech Wars: China’s Race to Dominate. For decades, China’s economic rise has been symbolized by its unstoppable force of low-cost manufacturing. Now, it’s the leading country in cutting-edge industries like artificial intelligence, elect ... Show More
25m 21s
Aug 28
China, China, China. Breaking Down China’s Tech Surge | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner
Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week, they dive deep into China’s explosive innovation across AI and EVs, the rise of open-source models, lessons for U.S. competitiveness, the real story on tar ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2024
Matt Clifford on China, AI Safety, and Entrepreneurship
How do you stand up an effective national AI project? Is the world prepared for the Reformation-level societal change AI could bring?
Matt Clifford, according to Politico Britain’s most powerful tech adviser, joins ChinaTalk to discuss! He served as Prime Minister Sunak's sherpa ... Show More
2h 14m
May 2024
China's race to tech supremacy: Shenzhen speed
<p>How did China go from tech imitator to innovator? The FT’s James Kynge reports from Shenzhen, known as China’s Silicon Valley, where he explores the city’s vast electronics markets with inventor Noah Zerkin, an American who’s based himself in China, visits robot start-up Youib ... Show More
26m 16s
Jan 2025
MBZ-SAT’s First Signal and UAE’s Tech Boom in 2025
The UAE satellite MBZ-SAT beams its first signal back to Earth, showcasing Emirati innovation. Meanwhile, the UAE’s tech industry is on track for record-breaking growth in 2025. Plus, as U.S. TikTok users prepare for a potential ban, many are flocking to the Chinese social media ... Show More
15m 15s
Feb 2025
China’s AI Bombshell: DeepSeek Just Changed Everything
<p>China’s latest AI breakthrough, <strong>DeepSeek AI</strong>, has just sent shockwaves through the global tech landscape, rattling U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence. Built in just <strong>two months for a fraction of the cost</strong> of OpenAI's models, DeepSeek R1 is ... Show More
11m 38s