John Ruwitch

The Chinese AI company DeepSeek shocked markets last year with a high-quality, low-cost model. It's now become clearer that China and the U.S. are running two different AI races. Copyright 2026 NPR The Chinese AI company DeepSeek shocked markets last year... See more

A new social media platform launched last week and it's got Silicon Valley buzzing, but it's not for humans. Moltbook is a platform for AI agents to talk to other AI agents. Copyright 2026 NPR A new social media platform launched last week and it's got Si... See more

Can computer programs have faith? Can they conspire against the humans that created them? Or feel melancholy? On a social media platform built just for artificial intelligence bots, some of them are acting like it. Moltbook was launched a week ago as a Re... See more

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: In China, as in the U.S., many people are wary of an AI-dominated future. But for some kids, learning to use artificial intelligence is no longer an option. It's mandatory, as NPR's John Ruwitch reports from Beijing. (SOUNDBITE OF ROB... See more

In China, AI is no longer optional for some kids. It's part of the curriculum In an elementary school classroom in Beijing's university district, 11-year-old Li Zichen was demonstrating a small robot. It's a remote-controlled vehicle that lifts and moves ... See more