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Political Scientist to Discuss the 'U.S.-China AI Race' on March 25 at Ohio Wesleyan
DELAWARE, Ohio – Jeffrey Ding, Ph.D., assistant professor of Political Science at George Washington University, will present "Technology and the Rise and Fall of Great Powers: Implications for the U.S.-China AI Race" at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Ding will speak at 4:30 p.m. March 25 in the Benes Rooms of OWU's Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. His presentation is the 2025 John Kennard Eddy Memorial Lecture on World Politics. Admission is free.
His 2024 book, "Technology and the Rise of Great Powers," examines how past technological revolutions shaped the rise and fall of great powers and the implications for U.S.-China competition in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI). His work has been cited in The Washington Post, The Financial Times, and other media outlets.
On the side, he publishes the "ChinAI" newsletter, featuring translations of Chinese conversations about AI development. His subscribers include leading policymakers, scholars, and journalists.
Ding earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. During his career, he also has worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation, sponsored by Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, and as a researcher for Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology and for Oxford's Centre for the Governance of AI.
After Ding's presentation, Ohio Wesleyan's Ji Young Choi, Ph.D., director of the East Asian Studies Program and a professor of Politics & Government, will moderate a question-and-answer session.
Ohio Wesleyan's annual Eddy Lecture honors the life of student "Jeff" Eddy, killed in an automobile accident in 1988. This year's lecture is supported by the International Studies Program, East Asian Studies Program, and Department of Politics & Government. Learn more at owu.edu/Eddy.
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