China is shaping the world.In direct ways, like innovation, foreign policy, investment.And indirectly, by provoking a response from countries such as the US who see it as a competitor.China's transformation into one of the world's superpowers is the most remarkable transformation of a single country in the history of the world.And yet it's still poorly understood (including by me).Selina Xu is a writer, researcher and AI & China policy lead in the office of former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt and is here to shed light on China and its technology industry, dispelling some myths along the way.Where else you can listen:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4BbslJR0KA5bfqrcYRhJER?si=d0edc1049eac4f39

Apple podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humans-in-the-loop/id1831285114Or wherever you get your podcasts!

Chapters

00:00 The Evolution of China's Tech Industry

03:38 Debunking the Copycat Narrative

06:16 The Role of the State in Innovation

09:51 Xi Jinping's Vision for Technology

12:44 The Return of Jack Ma

15:35 China's Perspective on Global Competition

19:28 Defining Winning in the Superpower Race

22:40 China's Unique Approach to Technology Deployment

26:50 The Role of the State in AI Development

30:03 DeepSeek and the Evolution of Chinese AI

34:19 Agentic AI: Trends and Trajectories

36:57 Emerging Frontiers in AI Research

40:12 Infrastructure and Support for Tech Industries

43:44 Geopolitical Implications of Taiwan and Semiconductors

46:03 Cultural Perspectives on China and Tech

48:53 Optimistic Visions for the Future of AILinks:

Selina's website

China's AI+ initiative

Involution

Suspension of ANT's IPO

Common prosperity

Deepseek moment

Chin AI substack - Jeffrey Ding

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Henry Shukman is a Zen Master, a meditation teacher, and co-founder of The Way meditation app.As AI poses some hard questions about what it means to be human, I thought Henry might help make some sense of things.

Chapters

00:00 Understanding Zen: A Personal Journey

03:52 The Need for Spirituality: A Personal Crisis

10:07 Living Zen in the Modern World

13:36 Navigating Modern Existence: Technology and Spirituality

18:38 The Motivations Behind Meditation

23:15 Technology's Role in Meditation: The Way App

32:06 Ambition and Spirituality: Finding Balance

39:47 AI and the Nature of Consciousness

45:04 Optimism for the Future: Meditation's Impact

Links⁠

The Way App⁠ - https://www.thewayapp.com/

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My guests today are artists, film makers, educators, technologists and founders of Fuser, a company building an AI workspace for creatives.

With so much noise around what AI should or shouldn’t be used for, and where human creativity starts and ends, I wanted to get Dalena and Hirad on to talk more about the creative process in this technological moment.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Fuser and Its Founders

03:40 The Vision Behind Fuser

06:12 Creative Applications of Fuser

08:35 The Role of AI in Creative Processes

11:24 Navigating the Challenges of AI in Art

13:29 The Future of Creativity with AI

15:48 Investor Relations and Company Integrity

19:00 The Evolving Landscape of Art and Technology

20:52 Conclusion and Future Aspirations

Links

Fuser

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