March 7, 2021 | On GPS: The race to global leadership in AI; Europe's bungled vaccine rollout; The bioethics of a COVID-19 vaccine passport; The Pope's historic visit to Iraq; India's democratic decline;

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 7 March 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Former Google chief Eric Schmidt makes the case for the U.S. to massively invest in artificial intelligence technology in order to keep up with China's fast advancements. As Italy blocks a shipment of vaccine from going to Australia, Zanny Milton Beddoes discusses the problems with the European Union's slow vaccine rollout and how it is affecting politics in the UK. Fareed asks renowned medical ethicist Arthur Caplan about the pros and cons of a COVID-19 vaccine passport. Then, Ben Wedeman reports on Pope Francis's historic visit to Iraq and what it means for the Arab Christian community. Finally, a look at India's democratic decline amid the rise of Hindu nationalism in the country. GUESTS: Eric Schmidt, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Arthur Caplan, Ben Wedeman Airdate: March 7, 2021 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is GPS, the Global Public Square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and
0:07.1	around the world. I'm Farid Zakaria coming to you live from New York.
0:11.4	Today on the show, artificial intelligence will dominate the future of the economy and
0:20.6	China is winning. A disturbing new report from a panel of top tech executives says America
0:28.3	needs to wake up. Can the United States ensure that it is the world's AI superpower? I will
0:36.8	talk to Commission Chair at the former Head of Google, Eric Schmidt. Also, whether you're
0:46.8	going on a vacation or a business trip, you better be ready to show a passport, a vaccine
0:52.7	passport. Want to get back to your job? Be prepared to show proof that you've got a jab.
1:00.8	We'll explore the ethics of what some say is our inevitable future. And Australia takes
1:08.4	on big tech. Canberra says Facebook and Google must pay news organizations for their stories.
1:16.0	I'll ask that country's communication minister why his nation is taking to stand. And could
1:22.9	this become the new global standard? But first, here's my take. The Biden presidency
1:30.8	is still in its early days, but it's not too soon to point to its most impressive
1:35.1	accomplishment so far, one that will have major implications for years to come. The COVID
1:40.8	vaccination program has been transformed. The federal government has now established or
1:46.2	expanded over 450 vaccination centers and the country is carrying out 2 million vaccinations
1:53.0	a day more than double the rate when President Biden was in or great. The president says he
1:58.5	has secured enough supply to vaccinate the entire adult population in the next three
2:03.7	months, well ahead of every major country except for the United Kingdom. The United States
2:09.3	has administered around 85 million doses of the vaccine compared to about 40 million
2:14.8	in the European Union and 55 million in China. Over 15% of Americans have received at
2:21.6	least one dose, which is about five times the rate in China. In short, Biden is demonstrating
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