Stargate and DeepSeek: The International and Technological Implications of the AI “Arms Race”

February 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST

On January 22, 2025, newly-elected President Trump announced a widespread project to invest $500 billion in American AI development, known as “Stargate.” A few days later, a new Chinese AI chatbot program “DeepSeek” was launched to the shock of US tech investors.

What do these new developments mean for the AI dominance race? What will the changing global and trade relations signify for AI innovation and production? Join us for a discussion on these and other updates to the international AI conversation, featuring Neil Chilson from the Abundance Institute, and John Villasenor from Brookings, and moderated by Ashkhen Kazaryan from Stand Together.

Neil Chilson

Head of AI Policy

Abundance Institute


John Villasenor

Nonresident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institute

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Law, UCLA


Ashkhen Kazaryan

Senior Fellow, Free Speech & Peace

Stand Together


Emerging Technology

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