# China’s Endgame: ASI Timelines, US-China Relations, and the $1.7T AI Bubble With Alvin Graylin | #281 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/moonshots-with-peter-diamandis-5723730/china-s-endgame-asi-timelines-us-china-relations-and-the-1-7t-ai-bubble-with-alvin-graylin-281 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/moonshots-with-peter-diamandis-5723730/china-s-endgame-asi-timelines-us-china-relations-and-the-1-7t-ai-bubble-with-alvin-graylin-281.md Podcast: [Moonshots with Peter Diamandis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/moonshots-with-peter-diamandis-5723730) Published: 2026-08-18T20:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DVVTS8448084358.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DVVTS8448084358.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/moonshots-with-peter-diamandis-5723730/episodes/china-s-endgame-asi-timelines-us-china-relations-and-the-1-7t-ai-bubble-with-alvin-graylin-281 Duration seconds: 8675 ## Resource The mates sit down with Alvin Graylin to discuss China’s AI strategy, the escalating US-China AI race, realistic timelines for ASI, and whether the industry is heading toward a $1.7 trillion AI bubble. Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends   Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader. Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified Alvin Wang Graylin is a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, executive, and thought leader with 30+ years of experience delivering innovative products in the AI, XR, cybersecurity, and semiconductor industries. He is the co-author of Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse will Reshape the World. Alvin’s Papers: The Biggest AI Models Are Not the Biggest Threats: https://www.thecipherbrief.com/the-biggest-ai-models-are-not-the-biggest-threats Misdiagnosing the U.S.–China AI Race: Recalibrating America’s Approach to an Incomplete Strategy: https://centerforchinaanalysis.asiasociety.org/p/misdiagnosing-the-uschina-ai-race Beyond Rivalry: A US-China Policy Framework for the Age of Transformative AI: https://www.digitalistpapers.com/vol2/graylin – My companies: Apply to Dave's and my new fund:https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding   Get the blueprint for generative media https://goo.gle/startupgenmedia  Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fo… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/moonshots-with-peter-diamandis-5723730/episodes/china-s-endgame-asi-timelines-us-china-relations-and-the-1-7t-ai-bubble-with-alvin-graylin-281/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/moonshots-with-peter-diamandis-5723730/china-s-endgame-asi-timelines-us-china-relations-and-the-1-7t-ai-bubble-with-alvin-graylin-281.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.