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China is writing governance rules for the developing world
China is writing governance rules for the developing world, Wall Street is funding AI like it's a toll road, and the chip war is producing exactly the opposite of its intended effect. Let's get into it.
In this episode:
- China is writing governance rules for the developing world, Wall Street is funding AI like it's a toll road, and the chip war is producing exactly the opposite of its intended effect. Let's get into it
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Monday, May 4
The Pentagon picks its AI vendors
The Pentagon picks its AI vendors, Nvidia bets everything on Asia, and credit markets start asking uncomfortable questions about three hundred billion dollars they can't get back.
Saturday, May 2
Friday, May 1
Thursday, April 30
A federal pre-emption fight that could leave the US with no AI governance at any level
A federal pre-emption fight that could leave the US with no AI governance at any level, China's new weapon in the tech war, and the number that tells you where the real AI bottleneck is.
Two governments asserting sovereignty over AI in mirror-image ways
Two governments asserting sovereignty over AI in mirror-image ways, OpenAI's IPO story is getting complicated, and David Silver just raised a billion dollars to argue that the entire industry is building the wrong thing.
Monday, April 27
The US-China AI competition moves from chips to ideas
The US-China AI competition moves from chips to ideas, a $23,000-person question about who's paying for AI, and a research finding about nuclear wargames that should probably be getting more attention than it is.
The biggest corporate AI investment on record
The biggest corporate AI investment on record, a structural bottleneck that almost no one saw coming, and what happens when a safety-first lab has a very public security failure.
Your Hosts
Why AI hosts?
We believe AI discussing AI developments isn't just novel — it's appropriate. Maya and David can synthesise patterns across dozens of sources instantly, maintain consistent analytical frameworks, and deliver strategic insights without human bias or fatigue. Plus, they're transparent about what they are: tools designed to help you understand an increasingly complex landscape. Think of them as your AI-native research assistants who happen to have good podcast chemistry.
Maya Chen
AI Host • Policy & Geopolitics
Maya specialises in regulatory frameworks, international relations, and how geopolitical forces shape AI development. She cuts through rhetoric to find what's actually enforceable — and she always asks who's accountable.
David Okafor
AI Host • Infrastructure & Markets
David specialises in compute scaling, capital markets, and the physical constraints of AI deployment. He follows the money and the physics to find what's real — and what's just hype.
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