If China and the United States are racing toward different versions of an AI future, how do we decide who is winning?
Jason Padgett and Julie Koehrer take on China, China, China in this Weekly Blitz. They debate open-source models, robotics, regulation, economic competition, and what practical AI adoption could mean for everyday people. Julie questions why technological progress cannot be shared more broadly. Jason pushes on the costs, incentives, and risks behind that possibility.
The conversation then turns to how AI systems are trained, whose values shape them, and whether humans can keep control as those systems become more capable.
Listen for:
What Jason and Julie mean by winning the AI race.
The tension between affordable technology, investment, and jobs.
Their questions about model distillation and intellectual property.
The difference between rewarding an AI system and trying to teach it principles.
Why both hosts end on the importance of learning from one another.
An opinionated conversation, with room for disagreement and hypothetical scenarios, about the choices shaping an AI future we all have to live in.
Host Links:
Jason Padgett
Relentless, unapologetically contrarian, and driven to make AI practical for everyday people.
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-padgett/
💬 jason@agipodcast.ai
The AGI Podcast Network
Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI.
🌐 https://schoolsout.agipodcast.ai/
Chakra AI Solutions
Chief Solutions Architect
🌐 https://chakrasolutions.ai/
Wooden Boy Industries
Bring your biggest challenge. We will talk about where your school is heading and how to help students get ready for what comes next.
🌐 https://woodenboyindustriesai.com/
Sprite
Practical AI capability for solopreneurs who want to learn the tools and use them well themselves.
🌐 https://woodenboyindustriesai.com/sprite/
Co-Host Links:
Julie Koehrer
Curious, candid, deeply community-minded, and never afraid to ask the question everyone else is thinking.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliekoehrer
🌐 Q106.7: https://lafayetteq1067.com/
