rich 1.0 ChinaTalk's Jordan Schneider joins Jerusalem Demsas and Matt Yglesias to compare how the U.S. and China are approaching artificial intelligence. They dive into the Trump-Xi summit, whether AI will change how politicians govern, and the limits of what Chinese AI models are allowed to say. They also discuss the gap in public opinion: why do so many people in China have positive expectations for AI while Americans are dooming? Plus, a peer review on how childhood neighbors shape the careers we choose. (0:00) AI, China, and the Trump-Xi summit (3:50) Will AI replace politicians? (8:26) Grok, DeepSeek, and who controls AI (12:09) Can AI save Congress? (22:25) Asking DeepSeek about Chinese Democracy (26:45) Does AI break the development ladder? (31:13) Why China is more optimistic about AI than America (54:37) Corruption in China vs. the U.S. (1:06:17) Why the White House wants to rebrand AI as "superintelligence" (1:10:50) Peer Review: Do childhood neighbors shape your career? Support the Show: Get a full transcript, show notes, and an ad-free version: TheArgumentMag.com (http://theargumentmag.com/) New episodes every Thursday — subscribe so you never miss a debate! The Argument is produced by Justin Zuckerman, fact-checked by Eli Richman, with music by Breakmaster Cylinder and art by Ben Tousley. The Argument https://audioboom.com/channels/5173020-the-argument Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43873667/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8961880/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>