The podcast explores how AI can streamline bureaucratic work and improve negotiation prep in diplomacy. It discusses the balance between transparency and secrecy in the age of big data, and the State Department's challenges in integrating AI from the private sector. It also touches on the impact of Snowden leaks on technology in diplomacy.

Discussion on why India excels in chip design but lags in fab development, comparing with China's success. Insights on the political economy of technology in India, challenges in manufacturing, and the process of chip design. Exploring India's potential in chip-making industry, government policies, and employment opportunities. Contrasting design depth with geopolitical breadth in technology and insights into the Indian podcast ecosystem.

Exploring the diffusion of AI knowledge from top labs to substacks, managing culture change in AI labs, the gap between closed and open source, China's GPU limitations, algorithmic innovations reshaping power dynamics, and the implications of AI on productivity growth and GPU access.

Matt Pottinger reported for years out of China, served as a US Marine Corps intelligence officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, and held several senior roles on Trump's NSC , concluding his time in the White House as the Deputy National Security Advisor.Today, Matt chairs the China Program at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.In this interview, we discuss: How Matt expects a second Trump administration’s China policy might develop. Why Trump is leaning more into strategic ambiguity than Biden, what that means for deterrence, and how that impacts the likelihood of him standing by were the PRC to invade Taiwan. Why bipartisan support for the US-China trade war will continue to shape the contours of great-power conflict. Matt’s look at the origins and political fallout of COVID-19. Plus, reflections on Mike Flynn and how Trump ran his NSC.  SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER! https://www.chinatalk.media/Outtro music: Miles Davis, So What https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylXk1LBvIqU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Pentagon speechwriter and author of 'White House Warriors,' John Gans discusses the burdens on NSC staff, the allure of national security positions, POTUS time constraints, NSC's role in 'forever wars', and the impact of reading Shakespeare on policy-making. Also explores the evolution of NSC technology and challenges in selection, and highlights the significance of novels for understanding power and decision-making.

Kharis Templeman, research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, breaks down the recent Taiwan elections. Topics include lack of surprises in election results, subdued campaign vibes, China's response, new Legislative Yuan composition, Taiwan People's Party as gatekeeper, and observations from Templeman's time in Taiwan.

The podcast discusses the transformation of the US Navy from a violent group to a technologically advanced fighting force. It explores the Navy's adaptation to rapid technological change, the impact of the dreadnought battleship, lessons from the Battle of Jutland, and the integration of radar in naval warfare. It also highlights the challenges of maintaining adaptability and learning in the Navy, the origins of the bias towards action, and recommended books on military learning and adaptation.

An in-depth analysis of Taiwan's 8th Democratic election results, claims of China's possible election interference, voting changes in the ROC Constitution, political scandals, and speculation on domestic and foreign policies in Taiwan's election.

In this podcast, AI Ethicist Tom Gilbert and Nathan Lambert discuss topics such as open vs closed AI, AI outputs from China, accessibility of data scraping, the innovator's curse, the state of AI technology and its application in business, book recommendations, and a brief nonsensical exchange.

Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of Semafor, joins to discuss Chinese and Taiwanese TV shows. Topics include crime dramas, police portrayals, media sensationalism, treatment of mental illness, and the role of journalism in democracy.