The Week: China Is Undercutting America’s AI Boom

The Week: China Is Undercutting America’s AI Boom

George Hahn connects the dots across the week’s biggest stories: how cheaper Chinese models are challenging America’s AI dominance, why Oracle’s growing debt is raising alarms about the AI boom, and what Derek Thompson’s “antisocial century” reveals about risk, isolation, and the declining power of friendship. We’d love your feedback as we build this show! Let us know what you think: info@profgmedia.com [info@profgmedia.com]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Inside the Anti-Social Century — with Derek Thompson

In a conversation recorded live on Substack, Scott Galloway and Derek Thompson discuss the rise of the “antisocial century” — and what our growing isolation is doing to our happiness, relationships, and politics.  They also explore the optimization of everyday life, young men’s retreat into the digital world, AI’s economic bubble, and whether moderate drinking has been unfairly caught in the wellness backlash. Plus, Derek explains the rise of democratic socialism and offers three simple rules for dating in the antisocial century. Subscribe to Prof G+ to join our next livestream https://www.profgmedia.com/subscribe?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=email-subscribe&r=6mp1z2&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.profgmedia.com%2Fp%2Ftrump-is-in-beijing&utm_medium=emailat profgmedia.com [http://profgmedia.com]. And if you're not already reading Derek’s work, check out his Substack [https://www.derekthompson.org/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Can Capitalism Solve Climate Change? Plus, The Right Way to Diversify

Scott Galloway explains why the economics of renewables are already beating fossil fuels, advises a listener sitting on a $1.4 million equity windfall, and shares what enduring decades of rejection taught him about failure. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/ScottGalloway/comments/1ukq0mu/got_a_question_for_scott_ask_here_july_thread/]. Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

China Decode: The World Now Views China More Favorably Than the U.S. (ft. Selina Xu)

Alice Han and James Kynge start with Trump's claim that China ran an influence operation using voter files from over 220 million Americans, and why Beijing is calling it fabricated. They dig into what the underlying intelligence actually shows, how it lands just two months before Trump's planned visit to China, and what it means that global public opinion is now tilting toward Xi over Trump. Then, Selina Xu, head of China research for former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, joins to talk about her recent trip to China with Schmidt, where the U.S. and China each have the edge in the AI race, how culture and adoption differ between the two countries, and whether Beijing's pushback against emotional dependence on AI is a sign of things to come. Subscribe to China Decode on Substack for weekly analysis, livestreams, and deep dives into the biggest story shaping the global economy: chinadecode.profgmedia.com [http://chinadecode.profgmedia.com]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Fixing AI's Branding Problem + Advice for Anxious Public Speakers

Scott Galloway explains why AI's reputation is cratering even as usage climbs — and why he blames Washington more than any single CEO — shares his hard-won tricks for beating stage fright and public-speaking nerves, and owns the political positions he's reversed on, from DEI and tax rates to supporting military action in Iran. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/ScottGalloway/comments/1ukq0mu/got_a_question_for_scott_ask_here_july_thread/]. Plus, you can now call or text Scott a question at our new Office Hours hotline: ‪(201) 472-3656‬. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]