Why China Isn’t Panicking About AI Armageddon

President Trump has pushed back against calls for an AI slowdown, citing competition from China as a threat (wsj.com/tech/ai/trump-defends-white-houses-lig…). But in China, reports WSJ’s Stu Woo (wsj.com/news/author/stu-woo?mod=WSJ_TJPOD), the main concern is keeping up with the United States (wsj.com/tech/ai/china-also-thinks-ai-could-kil…). And WSJ’s Amrith Ramkumar (wsj.com/news/author/amrith-ramkumar?mod=WSJ_TJ…) explains why AI deescalation between the two countries remains unlikely. Ryan Knutson (wsj.com/news/author/ryan-knutson?mod=WSJ_TJPOD) hosts.

Further Listening:

- The Great AI Freakout Has Begun (open.spotify.com/episode/5fz5EYRke1zcM5JuhnyLMP)

- Cybersecurity Braces for ‘AI Bugmaggedon’ (open.spotify.com/episode/62JPyZZ3GbQ7EBrWfdyHUL)

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