Risky Bulletin Podcast

July 30, 2026

Srsly Risky Biz: Chipping away at Chinese AI risks

Presented by

James Wilson
James Wilson

Technology Editor

Tom Uren
Tom Uren

Policy & Intelligence

Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about open-weight AI models and distillation. These topics have been subject to a lot of US government attention in recent weeks, but let’s not forget that America’s overriding goal is to remain ahead of China in the AI race. There are better ways to do that than overindexing on distillation.

They also discuss Iranian attacks on US critical infrastructure. Given that the war in Iran is unpopular, incidents that make headlines without causing serious impact are perfectly calibrated.

This episode is also available on YouTube

Srsly Risky Biz: Chipping away at Chinese AI risks
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