China, the U.S., and the Irony of the A.I. Doomsday Machine

22/11/2025 5 min
China, the U.S., and the Irony of the A.I. Doomsday Machine

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Episode Synopsis

In an age where the A.I. race resembles a high-tech version of Dr. Strangelove, the world is building its own digital Doomsday Machine—vast data centers, trillion-dollar bets, and political deals that nobody fully controls. While U.S. giants like Nvidia fuel an explosive boom, China quietly advances with cheaper, faster, and surprisingly powerful open-source models. The result is a global competition shaped by cost, strategy, and geopolitical tension. This thread explores how Chinese A.I. is challenging U.S. dominance, why analysts fear an A.I. bubble, and how both nations risk locking themselves inside an unstoppable technological arms race.

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