Russ Wilcox
@russwilcox2013.bsky.social
AI Expert | Tracking China’s Strategy | Young Global Leader | Signal over Spin | WEF & TEDx Speaker
1842: Learn the barbarian’s techniques. 2024: Section title in a semiconductor investment report.
We’re the barbarians. We don’t even know it.
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#china #chips #usa #Geopolitics
We’re the barbarians. We don’t even know it.
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#china #chips #usa #Geopolitics
The Barbarian's Technique
In 1842, China had just lost the First Opium War.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
1842: Learn the barbarian’s techniques. 2024: Section title in a semiconductor investment report.
We’re the barbarians. We don’t even know it.
open.substack.com/pub/russwilc...
#china #chips #usa #Geopolitics
We’re the barbarians. We don’t even know it.
open.substack.com/pub/russwilc...
#china #chips #usa #Geopolitics
I’ve been saying this the past year and I’ve been told everything from I’m crazy to I don’t believe in US innovation. Both of which are fundamentally not true, but these are the responses for actually reading primary sources.
Looks like others agree
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Looks like others agree
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
America Needs to Come Around to the Idea There’s No ‘Winning’ Against China
As the trade dispute showed, China remains a formidable rival—and is determined to expand its already substantial advantages.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I’ve been saying this the past year and I’ve been told everything from I’m crazy to I don’t believe in US innovation. Both of which are fundamentally not true, but these are the responses for actually reading primary sources.
Looks like others agree
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Looks like others agree
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The 2027 debate is loud. The planning documents are quiet. 14 pages on AI warfare. Zero on failure. What I found when I read both:
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#ai2027 #agi #airace #ai #geopolitics #china #usa
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#ai2027 #agi #airace #ai #geopolitics #china #usa
THE WORLD BEFORE THE MACHINES WAKE UP
And What We're Building While They Sleep
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December 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The 2027 debate is loud. The planning documents are quiet. 14 pages on AI warfare. Zero on failure. What I found when I read both:
russwilcoxdata.substack.com/p/the-world-...
#ai2027 #agi #airace #ai #geopolitics #china #usa
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#ai2027 #agi #airace #ai #geopolitics #china #usa
Who's winning the AI race? China.
Want to know why? See below.
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#china #usa #ai2027 #agi #airace
Want to know why? See below.
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#china #usa #ai2027 #agi #airace
#336 From City Sewers to Sovereign AI with Russ Wilcox, CEO at ArtifexAI
YouTube video by DataCamp
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December 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Art Basel Miami brought together art, culture, and an unexpected conversation about Haiti’s future.
Met the Haitian presidential candidate. A country without elections for years. A people waiting for democracy.
Building bridges starts with listening. Honored to be in the room.
#Haiti #ArtBasel
Met the Haitian presidential candidate. A country without elections for years. A people waiting for democracy.
Building bridges starts with listening. Honored to be in the room.
#Haiti #ArtBasel
December 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I told VKTR: “The administration frames this as protecting American values against Chinese-style centralized control. Then don’t use China’s methods to get there.”
The Senate rejected this 99-1. Now it’s an executive order.
www.vktr.com/ai-ethics-la...
#ai #trump #techpolicy #statesrights
The Senate rejected this 99-1. Now it’s an executive order.
www.vktr.com/ai-ethics-la...
#ai #trump #techpolicy #statesrights
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Block State AI Laws
Trump's AI executive order aims to block state regulations, sparking legal challenges and raising Tenth Amendment concerns.
www.vktr.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I told VKTR: “The administration frames this as protecting American values against Chinese-style centralized control. Then don’t use China’s methods to get there.”
The Senate rejected this 99-1. Now it’s an executive order.
www.vktr.com/ai-ethics-la...
#ai #trump #techpolicy #statesrights
The Senate rejected this 99-1. Now it’s an executive order.
www.vktr.com/ai-ethics-la...
#ai #trump #techpolicy #statesrights
This redefines the US-China tech race. We thought it was about chips. It's about control.
China published the proof. I found it.
The architecture is Hotel California - no exit once you're in
See why control beats chips 👇
shorturl.at/xOGGG
#china #ai #chips #armsrace
China published the proof. I found it.
The architecture is Hotel California - no exit once you're in
See why control beats chips 👇
shorturl.at/xOGGG
#china #ai #chips #armsrace
The Chinese Document That Changes Everything About AI Competition
How 统一调度 Reveals a New Form of Digital Power
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May 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This redefines the US-China tech race. We thought it was about chips. It's about control.
China published the proof. I found it.
The architecture is Hotel California - no exit once you're in
See why control beats chips 👇
shorturl.at/xOGGG
#china #ai #chips #armsrace
China published the proof. I found it.
The architecture is Hotel California - no exit once you're in
See why control beats chips 👇
shorturl.at/xOGGG
#china #ai #chips #armsrace
New analysis drops Tuesday.
The documents are real. The infrastructure is live. China’s unified compute grid is being built city by city, API by API.
I found the next layer. It’s not a white paper, it’s already public
Subscribe now to read it first:
shorturl.at/j4mqD
#AI #Geopolitics #Substack
The documents are real. The infrastructure is live. China’s unified compute grid is being built city by city, API by API.
I found the next layer. It’s not a white paper, it’s already public
Subscribe now to read it first:
shorturl.at/j4mqD
#AI #Geopolitics #Substack
The Pacific Divide | Russ Wilcox | Substack
The real US-China AI race is in documents nobody reads. I translate both sides weekly. Click to read The Pacific Divide, by Russ Wilcox, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
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May 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
New analysis drops Tuesday.
The documents are real. The infrastructure is live. China’s unified compute grid is being built city by city, API by API.
I found the next layer. It’s not a white paper, it’s already public
Subscribe now to read it first:
shorturl.at/j4mqD
#AI #Geopolitics #Substack
The documents are real. The infrastructure is live. China’s unified compute grid is being built city by city, API by API.
I found the next layer. It’s not a white paper, it’s already public
Subscribe now to read it first:
shorturl.at/j4mqD
#AI #Geopolitics #Substack
Insightful dinner with Senate AI caucus, House task force & American Society for AI. Securing America's technological leadership while ensuring AI benefits reach every community. #AIpolicy #USinnovation
March 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Insightful dinner with Senate AI caucus, House task force & American Society for AI. Securing America's technological leadership while ensuring AI benefits reach every community. #AIpolicy #USinnovation
January 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The #human #ai blended model is the future. #ai will create hyper connectivity and increase productivity in ways we can’t comprehend. #wef2025 #davos2025 #semafor @semafor.com house
January 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The #human #ai blended model is the future. #ai will create hyper connectivity and increase productivity in ways we can’t comprehend. #wef2025 #davos2025 #semafor @semafor.com house
January 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Happy Lunar New Year! Had my very first lion dance performance yesterday to celebrate the year of the snake, was a blast
January 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happy Lunar New Year! Had my very first lion dance performance yesterday to celebrate the year of the snake, was a blast
Davos tomorrow.
A year ago I joined Lives Amplified because I saw a chance to make real change.
When you get the right people in a room - presidents, ministers, global leaders - and focus on actually solving problems, amazing things happen.
Can't wait to bring this energy to Davos.
#Davos2025
A year ago I joined Lives Amplified because I saw a chance to make real change.
When you get the right people in a room - presidents, ministers, global leaders - and focus on actually solving problems, amazing things happen.
Can't wait to bring this energy to Davos.
#Davos2025
January 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Davos tomorrow.
A year ago I joined Lives Amplified because I saw a chance to make real change.
When you get the right people in a room - presidents, ministers, global leaders - and focus on actually solving problems, amazing things happen.
Can't wait to bring this energy to Davos.
#Davos2025
A year ago I joined Lives Amplified because I saw a chance to make real change.
When you get the right people in a room - presidents, ministers, global leaders - and focus on actually solving problems, amazing things happen.
Can't wait to bring this energy to Davos.
#Davos2025
My New Year’s resolution:
I will be better at social media other than LinkedIn. I will be better at social media other than LinkedIn.
I will be better.
I will be better.
(Immediately logs into LinkedIn to post about it).
#NewYearsResolution #SocialMediaGoals #LinkedInAddict
I will be better at social media other than LinkedIn. I will be better at social media other than LinkedIn.
I will be better.
I will be better.
(Immediately logs into LinkedIn to post about it).
#NewYearsResolution #SocialMediaGoals #LinkedInAddict
January 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
My New Year’s resolution:
I will be better at social media other than LinkedIn. I will be better at social media other than LinkedIn.
I will be better.
I will be better.
(Immediately logs into LinkedIn to post about it).
#NewYearsResolution #SocialMediaGoals #LinkedInAddict
I will be better at social media other than LinkedIn. I will be better at social media other than LinkedIn.
I will be better.
I will be better.
(Immediately logs into LinkedIn to post about it).
#NewYearsResolution #SocialMediaGoals #LinkedInAddict
Everyone's watching Shanghai's numbers while Beijing's "quiet" district just:
• Outbuilt their housing target by 1,477 homes
• Landed 117 medical projects
• Hit ¥77.32B in GDP (~$10.7B)
Daxing is the China story you should be watching 🚀
#China #Beijing #FutureOfCities #ChinaTech
• Outbuilt their housing target by 1,477 homes
• Landed 117 medical projects
• Hit ¥77.32B in GDP (~$10.7B)
Daxing is the China story you should be watching 🚀
#China #Beijing #FutureOfCities #ChinaTech
December 11, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Everyone's watching Shanghai's numbers while Beijing's "quiet" district just:
• Outbuilt their housing target by 1,477 homes
• Landed 117 medical projects
• Hit ¥77.32B in GDP (~$10.7B)
Daxing is the China story you should be watching 🚀
#China #Beijing #FutureOfCities #ChinaTech
• Outbuilt their housing target by 1,477 homes
• Landed 117 medical projects
• Hit ¥77.32B in GDP (~$10.7B)
Daxing is the China story you should be watching 🚀
#China #Beijing #FutureOfCities #ChinaTech
Y'all obsessed with digital twins of buildings while we're over here making digital twins of HISTORY 🤓
Just AI-structured 70 years of municipal records (1950-today) and wow... congrats Bryan, Texas on that 2005 WiFi! 🏆
Not just data - it's literally your city's ancestral trauma 🧬😅 #SmartCities
Just AI-structured 70 years of municipal records (1950-today) and wow... congrats Bryan, Texas on that 2005 WiFi! 🏆
Not just data - it's literally your city's ancestral trauma 🧬😅 #SmartCities
November 27, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Y'all obsessed with digital twins of buildings while we're over here making digital twins of HISTORY 🤓
Just AI-structured 70 years of municipal records (1950-today) and wow... congrats Bryan, Texas on that 2005 WiFi! 🏆
Not just data - it's literally your city's ancestral trauma 🧬😅 #SmartCities
Just AI-structured 70 years of municipal records (1950-today) and wow... congrats Bryan, Texas on that 2005 WiFi! 🏆
Not just data - it's literally your city's ancestral trauma 🧬😅 #SmartCities
How can smart cities be 'smart' if we're too dumb to read our own archives? 🤔
Used AI to analyze 50 years of planning records & spoiler: we keep making the same mistakes while pretending sensors will save us 🙃
#SmartCities #UrbanPlanning #UrbanTech #AI"
Used AI to analyze 50 years of planning records & spoiler: we keep making the same mistakes while pretending sensors will save us 🙃
#SmartCities #UrbanPlanning #UrbanTech #AI"
November 26, 2024 at 8:42 PM
How can smart cities be 'smart' if we're too dumb to read our own archives? 🤔
Used AI to analyze 50 years of planning records & spoiler: we keep making the same mistakes while pretending sensors will save us 🙃
#SmartCities #UrbanPlanning #UrbanTech #AI"
Used AI to analyze 50 years of planning records & spoiler: we keep making the same mistakes while pretending sensors will save us 🙃
#SmartCities #UrbanPlanning #UrbanTech #AI"
16 years ago, Dr. Winters took a chance on a teenage intern at @USGS. Today, he surprised me by showing up at my talk! From two books on my desk (Civil Engineering & MATLAB) to speaking to hundreds - full circle moments hit different. Forever grateful. 🙏 #STEM #Mentorship #PayItForward #AI
November 24, 2024 at 3:05 AM
16 years ago, Dr. Winters took a chance on a teenage intern at @USGS. Today, he surprised me by showing up at my talk! From two books on my desk (Civil Engineering & MATLAB) to speaking to hundreds - full circle moments hit different. Forever grateful. 🙏 #STEM #Mentorship #PayItForward #AI
As AI practitioners, we have a responsibility to educate our communities, especially our seniors! Love sharing how AI can empower their daily lives while discussing important ethical considerations. Building understanding bridges the digital divide. 🤝👥 #AIforAll #DigitalLiteracy #AI #community
November 21, 2024 at 6:58 PM
As AI practitioners, we have a responsibility to educate our communities, especially our seniors! Love sharing how AI can empower their daily lives while discussing important ethical considerations. Building understanding bridges the digital divide. 🤝👥 #AIforAll #DigitalLiteracy #AI #community
🎉 Thrilled to join the American Society for AI! Looking forward to bringing Massachusetts' perspective to crucial AI policy discussions in SF next month, alongside industry leaders & policymakers. Let's shape the future of #AI together! #EthicalAI #SmartCities
November 21, 2024 at 1:56 AM
🎉 Thrilled to join the American Society for AI! Looking forward to bringing Massachusetts' perspective to crucial AI policy discussions in SF next month, alongside industry leaders & policymakers. Let's shape the future of #AI together! #EthicalAI #SmartCities