‘I have to do it’: why one of the world’s most brilliant #AIscientists left the US for China – #podcast
In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race

By Chang Che.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/oct/17/i-have-to-do-it-why-one-of-the-worlds-most-brilliant-ai-scientists-left-the-us-for-china-podcast

‘I have to do it’: why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China – podcast

In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race By Chang Che. Read by Vincent Lai

The Guardian