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Olaf Groth - Techno-Confucianism: Is a New Cold War Happening?
Does the world feel like it’s on the brink? Olaf Groth believes we’ve faced similar challenges before—and overcome them.
In this episode, he explores why thoughtful policymaking, not hubris-driven innovation, holds the key to navigating our dysfunctional and fragile global systems. From politics and economics to technology, this conversation spans the US, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, and India, offering insights into a world in flux.
#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #OlafGroth
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About Luminary:
Olaf Groth is the founding CEO of advisory think tank Cambrian Futures. He serves as a professional faculty at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, adjunct professor of Practice at Hult IBS, and honorary adjunct professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Groth is the lead co-author of “The Great Remobilization: Strategies & Designs for a Smarter Global Future” (2023) and “Solomon’s Code: Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines” (2018).
About the Host:
Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur, educator, and Honorary Professor of Politics and International Relations at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham. He is also a visiting scholar at The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University (2022—2024) and a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
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Explore and discuss this episode further:
https://endgame.id/
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Be our collaborator and partner:
https://sgpp.me/contactus
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IN THIS EPISODE
01:28 - Personal background
05:58 - ‘The Great Remobilization’ Book
09:32 - What makes Olaf so optimistic to tackle his ‘6Cs’
10:59 - Big questions in solving climate change
18:36 - “It’s a shared catastrophe waiting to happen”
22:14 - Climate change and AI
24:31 - FLP-IT
28:33 - The bifurcation of AI development
32:14 - Why is Europe seemingly not catching up on AI
39:10 - Paradox of Internet
47:08 - Energy thirst of AI
49:36 - The Three Shifts
53:43 - Digital decoupling between the US and China
55:46 - India
58:26 - Open-source and close-source?
1:01:45 - Political influence on academics in the US
1:06:28 - Data irony
1:15:35 - Historical amnesia and cognitive immunity
1:18:07 - Industrial Revolution 4.0 x Society 5.0
1:24:58 - How to catch up in an AI world?
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Does the world feel like it’s on the brink? Olaf Groth believes we’ve faced similar challenges before—and overcome them.
In this episode, he explores why thoughtful policymaking, not hubris-driven innovation, holds the key to navigating our dysfunctional and fragile global systems. From politics and economics to technology, this conversation spans the US, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, and India, offering insights into a world in flux.
#Endgame #GitaWirjawan #OlafGroth
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About Luminary:
Olaf Groth is the founding CEO of advisory think tank Cambrian Futures. He serves as a professional faculty at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, adjunct professor of Practice at Hult IBS, and honorary adjunct professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Groth is the lead co-author of “The Great Remobilization: Strategies & Designs for a Smarter Global Future” (2023) and “Solomon’s Code: Humanity in a World of Thinking Machines” (2018).
About the Host:
Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur, educator, and Honorary Professor of Politics and International Relations at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham. He is also a visiting scholar at The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University (2022—2024) and a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
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Other episodes you might also like:
Dr. Yasantha: AI vs AGI & Homo Sapien's Next Chapter
Michael Levitt: Studied Physics, Masters Biology, Won Nobel in Chemistry
Phillip Wong - America vs Everybody: Will The US Win The Chip Race?
-----------------------
Explore and discuss this episode further:
https://endgame.id/
-----------------------
Be our collaborator and partner:
https://sgpp.me/contactus
-----------------------
IN THIS EPISODE
01:28 - Personal background
05:58 - ‘The Great Remobilization’ Book
09:32 - What makes Olaf so optimistic to tackle his ‘6Cs’
10:59 - Big questions in solving climate change
18:36 - “It’s a shared catastrophe waiting to happen”
22:14 - Climate change and AI
24:31 - FLP-IT
28:33 - The bifurcation of AI development
32:14 - Why is Europe seemingly not catching up on AI
39:10 - Paradox of Internet
47:08 - Energy thirst of AI
49:36 - The Three Shifts
53:43 - Digital decoupling between the US and China
55:46 - India
58:26 - Open-source and close-source?
1:01:45 - Political influence on academics in the US
1:06:28 - Data irony
1:15:35 - Historical amnesia and cognitive immunity
1:18:07 - Industrial Revolution 4.0 x Society 5.0
1:24:58 - How to catch up in an AI world?
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