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I think the Chinese government generally takes what I call a techno-utilitarian approach to technology, which is believing that advancement of technology will actually take priority over many other issues

by experiment by letting technologies launch early and then figuring out if they need to be regulated later. Hello, you're listening to the first episode of the second season of the exponential view

podcast my name is Azim Azar I'm the host of the

podcast I write the newsletter of the same name if you haven't listened to

the introductory episode episode zero I suggest you do it'll give you a good introduction to the introductory episode, episode zero, I suggest you do. It'll give you a good

introduction to the theme of the season. In short, over the next several weeks I'll be

talking to world experts on a range of topics relevant to the brave new

world emerging at the intersection of the global political

economy and technology. The voice you heard at the start of the podcast is that of my

first guest, Dr Kaifu Lee, now a venture capitalist based in China, he once developed the most advanced speech recognition systems in the world for Apple computer,

and went on to hold senior roles at Google and Microsoft.

Kaifu is one of the most prominent figures in the Chinese internet sector and certainly

one of the most knowledgeable of the state of China's AI development.

He has a noticeable following on the interwebs with more than 50 million followers on social media

His new book AI superpowers China Silicon Valley and the new world order is all fact

But it sometimes feels like it's part sci-fi, part international thriller,

and part biography.

Wonderful book, fantastic man, great conversation. Haifu, it's a pleasure to have you on the show.

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