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0:00 Paul’s new newsletter, AIStackDecrypted
2:09 Sketchy DeepSeek narratives: debunked
14:51 How connected are DeepSeek and the Chinese government?
26:58 China, Meta, and the open source AI debate(s)
38:34 Paul’s problem with AGI “takeoff”
46:59 The real lesson to take from DeepSeek
54:41 Did the chip war on China really backfire?
58:56 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Triolo (Albright Stonebridge Group, https://pstaidecrypted.substack.com/). Recorded February 05, 2025.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Paul: “Team AI-China” could be coming
5:35 Does DeepSeek threaten Nvidia’s software "moat"?
10:38 Is it good for the US and China to share tech platforms?
14:35 Silicon Valley China Hawks vs economic sense
19:58 How to use AI intelligently
25:03 The near-future of international AI safety
