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Is China winning the AI arms race?

Is China winning the AI arms race?

A scrappy Chinese startup turned the tech world on its head this week, when news broke that DeepSeek had developed a competitive AI model much faster and cheaper than anyone thought possible. Does this mean China has pulled ahead in the arms race that could define our time? And what's really at stake in the battle for AI supremacy? Guest: Alice Han - an expert in Chinese macroeconomics, political economy, and global fintech and the Director of China at Greenmantle. Recommendations: Geraldine: Rogue Russia: nuclear poker - Slow Newscast podcast by Tortoise Media Hamish: A bushwalk Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

January 31, 202528m 44s

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Show Notes

A scrappy Chinese startup turned the tech world on its head this week, when news broke that DeepSeek had developed a competitive AI model much faster and cheaper than anyone thought possible. Does this mean China has pulled ahead in the arms race that could define our time? And what's really at stake in the battle for AI supremacy?

Guest: Alice Han - an expert in Chinese macroeconomics, political economy, and global fintech and the Director of China at Greenmantle.

Recommendations:

Geraldine: Rogue Russia: nuclear poker - Slow Newscast podcast by Tortoise Media 

Hamish: A bushwalk

Get in touch:  

We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected]

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