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#459 – DeepSeek, China, OpenAI, NVIDIA, xAI, TSMC, Stargate, and AI Megaclusters

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Geopolitics of AI and Export Controls

This chapter explores the intricate geopolitical landscape surrounding AI development, focusing on how export controls affect the technological competition between democracies and authoritarian regimes. The discussion highlights the critical role of compute power, the race towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), and the military implications of AI advancements. It also emphasizes the differing strategies between the U.S. and China, along with the potential long-term consequences of these technological dynamics in a rapidly evolving global environment.

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