Baidu is most well known as a Chinese search engine giant. But the company, along with other tech behemoths in China and the U.S., is making a big investment in artificial intelligence. On this episode, we speak with Baidu president Ya-Qin Zhang about the transformative power of AI, Baidu’s vision for the future of the space and how China is set up to compete with the U.S. in AI innovation. The conversation was part of the 2017 GeekWire Summit — see more coverage of the event at GeekWire.com

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