AI and Software
China AI and export controls
chip export controls, Chinese AI labs and chips
- Episodes
- 33
- Share
- 3.1%
- Shows
- 31
- Net sentiment
- −0.14
Down from 4.4% of episodes in the weeks before; net sentiment was −0.19.
Bullish 2Mixed 15Neutral 11Bearish 5
2 weeks
Share of each week's episodes, and net sentiment.
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Net sentiment
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The episodes behind it
Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between. Most time on the theme first.
Bullish 2
- Chinese open-weight models are cheaper, improving fast, and gaining token usage, favoring Chinese AI holdings.Kevin Carter says China is now favored to win the AI race outright — and he built two ETFs around that bet · Crypto Coin Show · Sep 28
- Chinese clusters of suppliers may win the humanoid robotics race ahead of other countries.Friday Wrap-Up: The Humanoid Robotics Race and What You Should Be Reading · In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen · Oct 2
Bearish 5
- Chip export limits remain unchanged and both sides still compete intensely on AI.TAPPED: A Managed Cold War · Politicology · Oct 3
- Section 232 tariffs on semiconductors are in force, with broader measures possibly coming by July 2026.Rewind 15 – RAMmageddon Part 3: Why Software Is Now the Only Answer · RAMmageddon – DigitalWasteland · Oct 2
- Thiel worries about Chinese high-tech totalitarianism and wants it not to be the model that wins.EXCLUSIVE: Peter Thiel on Why AI Can’t Afford to Hit the Pause Button · TechStuff · Sep 30
- Warren says Nvidia still sells advanced chips to China, weakening US leverage.Tech in DC: SEC Chair Atkins, Speaker Johnson & Senator Warren 9/29/26 · Squawk Pod · Sep 29
- Chinese labs allegedly distilled Claude, prompting Beijing scrutiny of DeepSeek and Moonshot.Episode 273 - ShinyHunters Allegedly Hack the FBI, China's AI Copied the US's Homework, Waymo Snitches, OreoGate Was an Ad · PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People · Sep 28
Mixed 15
- Export controls shape Chinese compute constraints, while debate over remote access and chip sales continues.Lawfare Daily: The Trump-Xi Summit and U.S.-China AI Competition · The Lawfare Podcast · Oct 2
- Export controls handicap China's chip progress, though its large domestic market could narrow the gap over decades.How Taiwan Built the World’s Chip Powerhouse · Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena · Oct 1
- Chip export policy and US reliance on Chinese open models create competing incentives with no clear resolution.Trump Says AI's Only Guardrail Is a "High IQ President" · Pretrained · Oct 1
- Chinese labs allegedly distilling US models raises competitive and national security concerns with unclear outcomes.#211 - Is AI Distillation Illegal? · Law of Code · Oct 4
- Chinese labs rely on gray-market access and distillation because of chip export controls, which may be partly effective.Inside China’s Gray Market for Anthropic, Cracks Emerge in AI’s Data Center Financing · The Information's TITV · Oct 2
- Export controls shape Chinese lab compute access and the frontier gap between the two countries.Lawfare Daily: The Trump-Xi Summit and U.S.-China AI Competition · The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition · Oct 2
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- China's efficient, lower-cost AI development keeps pace with the US but faces monetization pressure, cutting both ways.What America and China Fear Most About AI: A Conversation with Kyle Chan and Helen Toner · The Foreign Affairs Interview · Oct 1
- Chip embargoes slow China but push it to build its own ecosystem, which could penetrate other segments.#50 - How the Memory Market Shapes AI, the US-China Chip Race, and the Memory Cycle with Vis Valluri of SK hynix · Passion Play Profit · Sep 30
- Chip export controls and Chinese chip sourcing are a tension point that the summit only partly eased.Trump-Xi Meeting, China’s Four-Pronged AI Strategy, Path to US-China AI Cooperation with Kristy Loke · AI Proem Podcast · Sep 28
- Chinese AI models and capital gain share in Africa, a positive for them but a risk for US players.TCS | Norrsken22’s Lexi Novitske on how China is winning African tech · TechCentral (main feed) · Oct 1
- Export controls on chips and rare earths are mutual leverage; pending congressional bills could tighten access.What's next for US-China relations after Xi Jinping's state visit? · The Beijing Brief · Sep 30
- AI dialogue and an incident channel were agreed, but competition in frontier models remains intense.Regional Reactions to the US-China Summit · Hudson Institute Events Podcast · Oct 1
- US-China race drives acceleration arguments, while verification of any pause with China is seen as hard.A White House Accord with AI’s Leaders 9/30/26 · Squawk Pod · Sep 30
- China is keeping its top AI talent at home, strengthening its pipeline while US immigration deters researchers.Is Polymarket A Money Laundering Machine? | LWIT · Beyond The Build · Sep 28
- Export controls, Chinese chip demand and lobbying power create an unresolved tension for Nvidia's China exposure.The Stack — September 30, 2026 · The Stack · Sep 30
Neutral 11
- Discussion of US-China AI verification, incident channels and cooperation is factual with no clear investing angle.AI:AM: Was Trump-Xi Anything? What Counts as Utopia? + AWS GPUs Cost 3X & AI Diagnoses Rare Diseases · The Cognitive Revolution · Oct 1
- Discussed China's protected market and domestic model strength as a model for sovereignty, without investment calls.What Is the Real Business Model Behind AI? Ft. Vivek Raghan, Co-Founder Sarvam AI · Bharatvaarta · Sep 29
- Discussion of export control scope and Chinese self-sufficiency push in semiconductors.The great US-China superpower rivalry, with Elizabeth Economy · GZERO World with Ian Bremmer · Oct 3
- Argues the US and China must both be at the table on AI safety, with no investing angle.OpenAI’s Ann O’Leary on AI guardrails, geopolitics and global governance · Stop the World · Oct 2
- Guest argues China is unlikely to rush recursive self-improvement and a US-China deal is feasible.Obsolete or Irreplaceable? Garrison Lovely on Stopping the Race to Replace Human Labor · The Cognitive Revolution · Sep 29
- Speakers say China leads in AI citations and will become the largest consumer market, so the race is not zero-sum.Bitcoin DOUBLED The Last Time Rates Got This High | Mark Yusko · The Wolf Of All Streets · Sep 29
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- The China summit produced pageantry and a tariff extension but no concrete chip or technology agreements.Meta's Muse Moment, AMD's Trillion-Dollar Milestone, and the Agent-Driven CPU Rally · The Six Five with Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman · Sep 28
- US and China agree to an AI communication channel and dialogue, factual news with limited investing angle.Daily Digest Sep 28: Trump's FDA Pick Says Vaccines Safe and Effective, Italy Caps Fuel Prices, Gates Says AI Can Kill Billions · Peak Prosperity · Sep 28
- Beijing reportedly widened travel restrictions on AI personnel and families, signaling talent lockdown.Crosswire — September 29, 2026 · Crosswire · Sep 29
- Notes Chinese labs now match American model quality.Lightning in x402 and Agent Payments | Ben Carman SLP779 · Stephan Livera Podcast · Oct 3
- Mentioned only as a topic for AI risk dialogue in the summit outcomes.Assessing the Trump-Xi Summit with Da Wei · China Global · Sep 30
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