‘I have to do it’: why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China
Podcast: The Audio Long ReadRating: Explicit Published On: Fri Oct 17 2025
Description: In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race By Chang Che. Read by Vincent Lai. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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