Are we entering a new digital Cold War? Is it possible that AI, instead of uniting nations through progress, becomes the battleground of a new global confrontation?

In this episode of Explorers of Exponential Change, we dive into how artificial intelligence has become the latest battleground in global geopolitics. The United States and China are leading a race that is no longer just economic or military—but algorithmic.

We examine how national AI strategies are reshaping the global order, the rising influence of tech giants as geopolitical players, and why control over chips, data, and talent has become as strategic as oil in the 20th century. From the technological front lines in Ukraine to the chokepoints in the AI supply chain, this episode reveals how AI is redrawing alliances, rivalries, and the rules of global power.

Get ready to understand the new architecture of influence in the AI era.

This episode is part of an experimental approach where artificial intelligence is not the protagonist, but the channel. We use AI agents as expressive tools to shape content that is carefully selected, intentionally structured, and guided by human judgment. We avoid algorithmic improvisation, aiming instead for conscious human design — a new format to explore ideas with agility, depth, and a distinct voice. Artificial intelligence is merely the medium and the set of tools; the focus, the curation, and the meaning remain, unequivocally, human.