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"One of the prominent Chinese VCs, Neil Shen from Sequoia China, was on the Economist's podcast recently talking about AI in China. When the host asked Shen abo
by shpx 9y ago
"One of the prominent Chinese VCs, Neil Shen from Sequoia China, was on the Economist's podcast recently talking about AI in China. When the host asked Shen about the Chinese state's use of AI in monitoring the citizens of China, Shen clammed up. It is an amazing bit of audio (starts around minute 8.)
https://www.acast.com/theeconomistasks/theeconomistasks-howdoyouwintheairace- https://www.acast.com/theeconomistasks/theeconomistasks-howd... "
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15017622 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15017622
- FabHK 9y agoGiven the political environment he faces at home, it was nearly a bit unfair to put him on the spot like that. The silence speaks volumes, though. Most meaningful silence I've heard (?) in a while.
- hbosch 9y agoWow. This was fascinating, and terrifying both. Thank you for that link. To anyone else, I recommend listening to the whole 16 minutes actually - makes Mr. Shen's silence that much more stark.