Open Questions | Jeffrey Ding on why diffusion, not innovation, is the secret to victory in the AI race | South China Morning Post

archive.today webpage capture Saved from no other snapshots from this url 21 Feb 2026 17:30:25 UTC All snapshots from host www.scmp.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee Artificial intelligence Tech/Tech Trends Open Questions | Jeffrey Ding on why diffusion, not innovation, is the secret to victory in the AI race Professor says a ‘diffusion marathon’, where AI is gradually embedded in an economy over decades, will determine the winner of US-China tech war Reading Time: 13 minutes Why you can trust SCMP 2 Listen Make SCMP preferred on Google Vincent Chow Published: 6:00am, 26 Jan 2026|Updated: 3:48pm, 4 Feb 2026 Jeffrey Ding is an assistant professor of political science at George Washington University. He is the author of Technology and the Rise of Great Powers, an award-winning book exploring the impact of technology on geopolitical competition, as well as the founder of the ChinAI newsletter, which tracks developments in China’s artificial in

archive.today webpage capture Saved from no other snapshots from this url 21 Feb 2026 17:30:25 UTC All snapshots from host www.scmp.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee Artificial intelligence Tech/Tech Trends Open Questions | Jeffrey Ding on why diffusion, not innovation, is the secret to victory in the AI race Professor says a ‘diffusion marathon’, where AI is gradually embedded in an economy over decades, will determine the winner of US-China tech war Reading Time: 13 minutes Why you can trust SCMP 2 Listen Make SCMP preferred on Google Vincent Chow Pub