The West LOST: China’s AI & Robot Revolution is Already Unstoppable | Arnaud Bertrand

Pascal welcomes back Arnaud Bertrand for a wide talk on China’s open source AI push, US tech controls, Europe’s growing dependence, drones and humanoid robots, Southeast Asia’s balancing act, new payment rails in Asia, China’s response to US sanctions, and the wider shift in global power around Iran, finance, industry, and the fading force of Western control.Links:Arnaud Bertrand on Xhttps://x.com/RnaudBertrandArnaud Bertrand on Substackhttps://arnaudbertrand.substack.com/Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/academic)Merch: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction and China’s AI model00:07:32 US control strategy and open source00:15:51 Friendshoring Europe and the AI race00:27:01 On-device AI and humanoid robots00:32:17 Southeast Asia between two systems00:35:56 Asian payments and SWIFT00:42:40 China challenges US sanctions00:52:24 Iran war and Europe’s decline