China's Not the Problem. We Are.
From Interesting Times by New York Times Opinion
May 14, 2026 · 53 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the differing A.I. goals of the U.S. and China amidst a Cold War-like atmosphere.
The United States and China are really the only two countries that matter right now in shaping the A.I. future. As President Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, there’s a kind of Cold War atmosphere, with people talking about an A.I. arms race. But who is winning? Are we even in a race at all? Kyle Chan, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution, says it’s hard to call it a race because the U.S. and China have very different A.I. goals.
People in this episode
Host: Ross Douthat
Guest: Kyle Chan
Topics covered
- A.I.
- U.S.-China relations
- foreign policy
- technology
- Cold War
Keywords
- A.I.
- China
- United States
- foreign policy
- arms race
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brookings Institution
Places: United States, China
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