US, China race over AI

by Jón Steinsson Reposted by Hanno Lustig, Andrea Presbitero

Scholar power: 75.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Jón Steinsson	25%	35	44.4%
🎓 Hanno Lustig	26%	43	17.0%
🎓 Andrea Presbitero	24%	36	14.4%
Total			75.8%

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by Robert B. Reich

23%

Scholar power: 23.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Robert B. Reich	13%	37	23.7%

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

AI is being used to...

-Facilitate online scams
-Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials
-Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing
-Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data

The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future.

They're already here.

September 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM

by Timnit Gebru

57%

Scholar power: 57.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timnit Gebru	39%	24	57.3%

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47.0%

36.1 h

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0.06

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by International Monetary Fund

48%

Scholar power: 48.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 International Monetary Fund	23%	50	48.8%

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59.0%

43.7 h

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0.055

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Reposted by Harold James

9%

Scholar power: 9%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Harold James	-	33	-

Project Syndicate

The Great AI Gamble

As the two leading powers in AI development and adoption, the United States and China are each operating under assumptions that justify ever-faster progress, regardless of the risks. Today's thinking is not unlike the rationale once used for Stalinist brutality in the name of rapid modernization.

Reposts 0 2d

Reposted by Meredith Broussard, Els Torreele, Alan Richardson , and 1 more Meredith Broussard, Els Torreele, Alan Richardson, Peter Thorne

12%

Scholar power: 12.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Meredith Broussard	27%	12	9.4%
🎓 Els Torreele	6%	27	3.1%
🎓 Alan Richardson	1%	21	0.5%
🎓 Peter Thorne	0%	57	0.0%
Total			12.9%

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44.9 h

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0.045

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Paris Marx

@parismarx.com

An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings.

Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.

The media has the AI threat all wrong

Generative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios.

disconnect.blog

September 25, 2026 at 5:59 PM

by Kaushik Basu

42%

Scholar power: 42.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Kaushik Basu	22%	41	42.3%

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57.0%

37.0 h

2

42.3%

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0.043

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by Avi Goldfarb Reposted by Tinglong Dai

34%

Scholar power: 34.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Avi Goldfarb	13%	56	29.2%
🎓 Tinglong Dai	12%	22	5.6%
Total			34.8%

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51.0%

44.9 h

2

34.8%

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0.041

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by Timnit Gebru

57%

Scholar power: 57.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timnit Gebru	39%	24	57.3%

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49.0%

50.2 h

3

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0.037

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Reposted by Arvind Narayanan

29%

Scholar power: 29.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Arvind Narayanan	40%	54	29.4%

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57.0%

49.7 h

41

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by Elizabeth Warren

4%

Scholar power: 4.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Elizabeth Warren	3%	29	4.8%

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59.0%

48.6 h

566

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0.027

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Elizabeth Warren

@warren.senate.gov

We can't trust AI companies to regulate themselves.

It's time for Congress to start taking AI seriously and put safeguards in place to protect Americans.

September 25, 2026 at 2:18 PM

by Kaushik Basu

42%

Scholar power: 42.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Kaushik Basu	22%	41	42.3%

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46.0%

45.7 h

3

42.3%

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0.027

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by Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero

42%

Scholar power: 42.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero	24%	35	42.6%

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56.0%

50.3 h

0

42.6%

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0.027

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Reposted by Eric Goldman, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

6%

Scholar power: 6.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Eric Goldman	12%	18	5.1%
🎓 Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò	4%	18	1.7%
Total			6.8%

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60.0%

44.4 h

286

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0.023

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Faine Greenwood

@faineg.com

Why is the U.S. public so much more negative on AI than almost anyone else?

Well, I think the fact that the U.S. AI industry is being lead by a bunch of very visible, crazy weirdos who talk about how AI will take everyone’s job and maybe kill us all the time is a pretty key factor.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 1d

People around the world have interestingly divergent opinions on AI - but most agree that they expect it to cause more job loss than growth:

www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/...

Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth

Amid a mix of concern and excitement about AI, a 37-country survey finds pessimism about its potential impact on jobs and economic inequality.

www.pewresearch.org

September 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Reposted by Eric Goldman, David H. Kaye

9%

Scholar power: 9.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Eric Goldman	12%	18	5.1%
🎓 David H. Kaye	9%	28	4.8%
Total			9.9%

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38.1 h

327

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0.022

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evacide

@evacide.bsky.social

Listen, I just think it's weird that the same people who are saying they're worried that AI is going to wipe out humanity are also eager for military contracts that will give AI control of weapons.

September 26, 2026 at 12:47 AM

by Oliver Stuenkel

18%

Scholar power: 18.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Oliver Stuenkel	14%	20	18.8%

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55.0%

36.5 h

6

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0.02

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by Neil Shephard

59%

Scholar power: 59.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Neil Shephard	23%	73	59.0%

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51.0%

40.2 h

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59.0%

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0.019

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Neil Shephard

@neilshephard.bsky.social

Thoughtful, data rich article on changes in workload/AI over last 2 years at Harvard College.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

September 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM

by Cameron Campbell

17%

Scholar power: 17.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Cameron Campbell	12%	24	17.6%

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31.7 h

15

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Cameron D. Campbell 康文林

@camerondcampbell.blog

The US/China tech race is over and I'm calling it for China based on this: Jianbing 煎饼 making robots, powered by AI. Video in next post 1/2

Front view of a jianbing making robot at Olympic Park in Beijing

Side view of a Jianbing making robot in Olympic Park in Beijing

September 26, 2026 at 7:12 AM

by Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero

42%

Scholar power: 42.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero	24%	35	42.6%

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60.0%

50.3 h

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42.6%

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0.018

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Alicia Garcia Herrero 艾西亞

@aligarciaherrero.bsky.social

China pours extraordinary resources into AI, robotics, EVs, batteries and other strategic technologies. But it is being financed in part by financially repressed households: cheap captive savings, weak wage growth and a consumption share of GDP that remains far too low for an economy of this size.

September 25, 2026 at 12:36 PM

Reposted by Eric Goldman

5%

Scholar power: 5.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 35%, Economics 26%, Political science 17%, Business 13%, Engineering 9%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Eric Goldman	12%	18	5.1%

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65.0%

44.4 h

147

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0.016

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Faine Greenwood

@faineg.com

People around the world have interestingly divergent opinions on AI - but most agree that they expect it to cause more job loss than growth:

www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/...

Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth

Amid a mix of concern and excitement about AI, a 37-country survey finds pessimism about its potential impact on jobs and economic inequality.

www.pewresearch.org

September 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM

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