States of Play by Sam Olsen

States of Play by Sam Olsen

How Google kickstarted Chinese AI

By ignoring Chinese history & culture, America is now on the backfoot in this technology of the future

Sam Olsen's avatar
Sam Olsen
Mar 02, 2021
∙ Paid

Dear all

You’ve probably noticed how I keep mentioning how important it is to understand China’s history if you want to understand it’s present, and in today’s post I’m going to give a West-worrying example of how this is so. 

In the piece I did on the Warring States period (475 BC - 221 BC) a few weeks ago, I described how it was an axial time in the cou…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Sam Olsen.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 Sam Olsen · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture