The following is a conversation with Kai Fu Li.

He's the chairman and CEO of Innovation Ventures.

The manages a $2 billion dual currency investment fund

with a focus on developing the next generation

of Chinese high-tech companies.

He's the former president of Google China

and the founder of what is not called Microsoft Research Asia

and Institute that trained many of the artificial intelligence

leaders in China, including CTOs or AI execs

at Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba, Lenovo, and Huawei.

He was named one of the 100 most influential people

in the world by Time Magazine.

He's the author of seven best selling books in Chinese.

And most recently, The New York Times bestseller called

AI Superpowers, China, Silicon Valley,

and the New World Order.

He has unparalleled experience in working

across major tech companies and governments

and applications of AI.

And so he has a unique perspective on global innovation

and the future of AI that I think is important to listen to

and think about.

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