Podcast: Connecting the Dots

Episode Title: AI's Geopolitical Battleground, China's Dual AI Stance, and BRICS Tech Leadership

Date: September 14, 2026

Hosts: Alex and Morgan

The global race for AI dominance intensifies, presenting a complex web of innovation, national security, and international governance. Today, we connect the dots on China's multifaceted approach, revealing its public dismissal of Western calls for an AI slowdown, its internal warnings about the technology's risks, and its ambition to lead AI development within the BRICS bloc, shaping the future of this transformative technology on its own terms.

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