Investing in Deep Technology: Focus on AI and Geopolitical Challenges

Kai-Fu Lee is the co-founder of Sinovation Ventures, a venture capital firm funding Chinese start-ups. Before this, he was the president of Google China, and founder of Microsoft Research Asia. He's also the inventor of a speaker-independent, continuous speech recognition system.

In our conversation we discuss:

(00:00) - Introductions
(01:50) - Kai Fu’s background
(05:44) - What is the first AI
(11:56) - AI’s future
(15:01) - China’s strength in AI technology
(20:09) - China’s Super App
(24:38) - 996 and 997
(28:10) - Engineering background
(30:30) - Opportunities from AI
(38:30) - AI as a double-edged sword
(44:03) - Contribution to society
(46:08) - Four Quadrants
(49:39) - Relevant skillsets
(52:59) - Humans falling in love with technology
(55:54) - Working smart vs working hard
(58:09) - Taking risks
(59:20) - Longevity

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