00:00 Introduction: AI, Miltech, and Balance of Power
00:32 DeepSeek AI R1 model
02:36 DeepSeek: top performance, 30x efficient compute
10:37 DeepSeek technical innovations
15:38 The AI Race: U.S. vs. China
34:20 Fighter Jets and Military Technology
42:54 Fifth to Sixth Generation Fighter Programs
46:13 Technology of China's 6th Generation Planes
52:20 Chinese Sixth Generation Aircraft Capabilities
01:00:50 Strategic Implications for the U.S. and Future Developments
01:27:48 Disabling Military Bases
01:31:17 Implications for the U.S. and China
01:35:26 Future Defense Strategies and Realities
Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.
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Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU.
Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.