Nina Xiang recently joined the BBC to discuss one of the defining geopolitical and technological questions of our time: whether the world is heading toward two increasingly separate AI ecosystems led by the United States and China.
The conversation explored far more than chips and algorithms. At the center of this rivalry is a deeper question about industrial policy, technological sovereignty, infrastructure control, and how nations choose to deploy artificial intelligence to strengthen their economies and societies.
One of the key points I discussed is that the current AI divide is no longer temporary. It is becoming structural.