{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-b.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-32-pktiB78i","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 32","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3287f8a0-a5f3-4a70-8b8a-787f0b0301e5/b10bf6ba-dd99-40e4-aee1-230baad7c01e/ep32.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/36cc3f39-3f9a-4f11-95ab-d23cb8848892\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 32\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In Episode 32 of The B. Newsletter audio edition, we look past the headlines and hype surrounding artificial intelligence to examine what’s actually driving the AI race.\n\nThis episode breaks down why AI competition is no longer about building the “best” models, but about power, distribution, and economic incentives. We explore how U.S. hyperscalers are doubling down on scale and infrastructure, while Chinese AI firms pursue a different strategy focused on efficiency, deployment, and usage. The result is AI evolving into political and economic infrastructure rather than a purely technical breakthrough.\n\nThe episode also revisits long-standing cultural assumptions about AI, contrasting today’s reality with the philosophical fears imagined by filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick. Instead of conscious machines, we’ve built systems shaped by cost, capital pressure, and monetization—culminating in OpenAI’s move toward advertising and what that signals about the future of AI platforms.\nFor leaders and decision-makers, the key question is no longer whether AI will reshape business—but whether they are positioned to influence these systems, or be shaped by them."}