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7 February 2025

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The Truth About DeepSeek

Paul Triolo of the Albright Stonebridge Group and the AIStackDecrypted newsletter tells Robert Wright what the West has gotten wrong about China’s advanced AI model. Play entire video

DeepSeek-R1: Salvo or olive branch?

Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the geopolitical implications of China’s new advanced LLM.

An American Jew Reflects on Gaza

Robert Wright and Peter Beinart discuss Peter’s new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza.

Is AI leading us to a “Wall-E” world?

Robert Wright and Kanjun Qiu, CEO of AI research lab Imbue, discuss the kinds of near-term futures worth worrying about.

Trump 2.0 and US Foreign Policy

Robert Wright and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman discuss the new president’s potential impact on world affairs.

Worthwhile Canadian Humiliation

Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the case for and against Canada as 51st state, how humiliation shapes American politics (and humanity), Facebook’s free speech about-face, and more.

Is it time to freak out about Trump?

Robert Wright and American Prestige podcast hosts Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner discuss the question in light of the President-elect’s talk of taking Greenland and the Panama Canal.

Trump-Endorsed Mike Johnson Emerges as House Speaker. Again

Matt K. Lewis and Bill Scher return from their post-election hiatus, and brace themselves for Trump 2.0.

Quasi-Year-End Edition

Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the conquest of Canada, Luigi Mangione, AI as successor species, Elon’s AI agenda, a Google AI’s acumen, Paul’s (belated) AI awe, brutality on Bluesky, and more.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Trump vs International Law

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Mark Leon Goldberg of the Global Dispatches newsletter and Robert Wright discuss how global governance could look under Trump 2.0. Plus: highs and lows of the post-Cold War UN; ICC and ICJ 101; why the WHO matters; and more.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

The China AI Panic

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Robert Wright and Connor Echols discuss recent news involving the Trump White House, AI, and China. Plus: Connor talks to national security law expert Elizabeth Beavers about Trump’s use of terror designations.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Trump’s Gaza Win, Biden’s Legacy Woes

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Andrew Day and Connor Echols cover the foreign policy news of the week. Then, NonZero’s own Robert Wright returns to talk about Biden’s legacy, Trump’s imminent return to the White House, and some important news regarding the NonZero Media Empire.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Is the AI “Revolution” Overblown?

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Robert Wright talks to Timothy B. Lee, co-host of the AI Summer podcast, about the progress and shortcomings of AI.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Fixing the International Order

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Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute and Robert Wright discuss the dysfunctional state of global governance, how it got that way, and what Quincy’s Better Order Project proposes to reform it.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

How to End the Ukraine War

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Andrew Day and Connor Echols discuss the foreign policy news of the week. In this episode, Day and Echols also discuss how progressives should approach Trump’s foreign policy, and then Anatol Lieven joins to discuss Russia-Ukraine peace talks.