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The worries in China over AI are not the same as the worries in the US, but both countries agree they want to win the AI race for themselves. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Chinese President Xi Jinping looks to U.S. President Donald Trump as they descend the grand staircase before a state dinner in the White House on September 24, 2026. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained...
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American taxpayers funded a new ad for Donald Trump, I guess? Together we will defeat communism, socialism, and Marxism in America. America will never be a communist country. Man, it sounds like he really doesn't like communism, but you'd never know from the
big dinner he threw the world's most powerful communists last week. The president invited all of his tech brologarchs, Elon, Tim, Sundar, Mark, Jensen, Sam, Sergey. you just know everyone was talking about AI because we're in a bit of an AI cold war with China.
But the president's no tech whiz. Everything's computer. That's why he has a human printer. Natalie!
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