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Alexandr Wang

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This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

If you were to rack and stack US versus China on each one of those, we're probably, we're ahead on the computational power because the United States is the leader at developing the chips and most advanced chips are American chips. They probably beat us out on data because China, they've been investing into data for a very long time as a country.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

And then on algorithms, we're basically neck and neck. So it's a pretty tight race. And to your question about does it matter or what does this mean, I think it's actually going to be one of the most important – questions or most important races of our time is, is it U.S. or Chinese AI that wins?

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

And then on algorithms, we're basically neck and neck. So it's a pretty tight race. And to your question about does it matter or what does this mean, I think it's actually going to be one of the most important – questions or most important races of our time is, is it U.S. or Chinese AI that wins?

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

And then on algorithms, we're basically neck and neck. So it's a pretty tight race. And to your question about does it matter or what does this mean, I think it's actually going to be one of the most important – questions or most important races of our time is, is it U.S. or Chinese AI that wins?

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

Because, you know, AI is more than just being a tool that, you know, we can all use to make our, you know, build whatever we want to or make whatever ideas we want to happen. It's also, you know, it's a cultural staple, right? If you talk to an AI, that AI is kind of a reflection of our culture and our values and all that stuff.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

Because, you know, AI is more than just being a tool that, you know, we can all use to make our, you know, build whatever we want to or make whatever ideas we want to happen. It's also, you know, it's a cultural staple, right? If you talk to an AI, that AI is kind of a reflection of our culture and our values and all that stuff.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

Because, you know, AI is more than just being a tool that, you know, we can all use to make our, you know, build whatever we want to or make whatever ideas we want to happen. It's also, you know, it's a cultural staple, right? If you talk to an AI, that AI is kind of a reflection of our culture and our values and all that stuff.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

So in America, we value free speech and the AIs are built to support that. Whereas in China, there isn't free speech. And so if the Chinese AIs are the ones that take over the world, then all these Chinese ideologies are going to become exported all around the world. And, and so, so first is there's a couple of dimensions here that I think matter.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

So in America, we value free speech and the AIs are built to support that. Whereas in China, there isn't free speech. And so if the Chinese AIs are the ones that take over the world, then all these Chinese ideologies are going to become exported all around the world. And, and so, so first is there's a couple of dimensions here that I think matter.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

So in America, we value free speech and the AIs are built to support that. Whereas in China, there isn't free speech. And so if the Chinese AIs are the ones that take over the world, then all these Chinese ideologies are going to become exported all around the world. And, and so, so first is there's a couple of dimensions here that I think matter.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

So first is just the cultural element, which is like, do we want kind of democracy and free speech, um, to be the, the cultural AI that wins, or do we want sort of the more, um, you know, frankly totalitarian AIs in China to be the ones that win. And then there's sort of the, there's like the, you know, you start getting to economically.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

So first is just the cultural element, which is like, do we want kind of democracy and free speech, um, to be the, the cultural AI that wins, or do we want sort of the more, um, you know, frankly totalitarian AIs in China to be the ones that win. And then there's sort of the, there's like the, you know, you start getting to economically.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

So first is just the cultural element, which is like, do we want kind of democracy and free speech, um, to be the, the cultural AI that wins, or do we want sort of the more, um, you know, frankly totalitarian AIs in China to be the ones that win. And then there's sort of the, there's like the, you know, you start getting to economically.

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

So AI is going to be something that helps all the companies in the United States thrive. And so if the US AI wins, then we're going to, you know, the economy will grow faster. We're going to have more and more opportunity. You know, the country will still be better and better and better. And, and the economy will keep growing and,

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

So AI is going to be something that helps all the companies in the United States thrive. And so if the US AI wins, then we're going to, you know, the economy will grow faster. We're going to have more and more opportunity. You know, the country will still be better and better and better. And, and the economy will keep growing and,

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

So AI is going to be something that helps all the companies in the United States thrive. And so if the US AI wins, then we're going to, you know, the economy will grow faster. We're going to have more and more opportunity. You know, the country will still be better and better and better. And, and the economy will keep growing and,

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

versus if Chinese AI wins, then Chinese economy is going to grow way faster than the American economy. So there's sort of the cultural piece, the economic piece. And then lastly, there's kind of the warfare piece, right? And AI, we haven't really talked about it, but has clear potential to be used as a military technology. And we don't want another country to have

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

versus if Chinese AI wins, then Chinese economy is going to grow way faster than the American economy. So there's sort of the cultural piece, the economic piece. And then lastly, there's kind of the warfare piece, right? And AI, we haven't really talked about it, but has clear potential to be used as a military technology. And we don't want another country to have

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

versus if Chinese AI wins, then Chinese economy is going to grow way faster than the American economy. So there's sort of the cultural piece, the economic piece. And then lastly, there's kind of the warfare piece, right? And AI, we haven't really talked about it, but has clear potential to be used as a military technology. And we don't want another country to have

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E563 AI CEO Alexandr Wang

because they have better AI to have a much stronger military than America's. How would they do that? How would they have a better AI or how would they use it to have a better military?