Azeem Azhar's Exponential View

China’s Technology Transformation with Kai-Fu Lee

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“China is no longer a copycat. It’s an innovator,” says Kai-Fu Lee, CEO of Sinovation Ventures and former president of Google China. He joins Azeem Azhar to explore China’s rapidly evolving tech scene, their embrace of automation, and their journey to AI dominance.

They also explore:

  • How Covid has dramatically accelerated the use of consumer-facing robots.
  • Why office workers are most vulnerable to replacement by AI.
  • Why China is so attractive for tech investors.

    • Further resources:

    • “China, an AI Superpower” (Exponential View podcast, 2018)
    • “Kai-Fu Lee on how covid spurs China’s great robotic leap forward” (The Economist, 2020)
    • “China Has Caught Up To US In AI, Says AI Expert Kai-Fu Lee” (Forbes, 2020)

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