China Decode: The AI Race Just Took a Stunning Turn

Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners.

New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. 90% of humanoid robots produced by China, 60% of robotic installations produced by China. And what I'm mostly hearing is that it's actually really easy, relatively speaking, for Chinese industrial companies, especially in the automobile and the smartphone space, to pivot into robotics. Now I've heard that BYD has a secret humanoid robot project that it's working on. Welcome to China Decode.

I'm Alice Han. And I'm James King. In today's episode of China Decode, we're discussing the cutting-edge AI technology taking over robotics, President Xi's trip to North Korea, and the cutthroat world of food delivery apps in China. That's all coming up, but first let's do a quick check. with how the Chinese markets are starting the week.

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