ROI-Weekend reads: AI reckoning, middle power play, China surprise
NVDA•This week's recommended reads and listens cover AI safety concerns, middle powers, Indonesia's nickel production, electrification and China's response to an energy shock.
1. Topics span several fields
The weekly roundup highlights commentary on middle powers, an International Energy Agency report on electrification, and a consultancy article about water shortages threatening Indonesia's nickel production and potentially clouding future investments.
2. AI and China coverage
The roundup also features a Reuters article on safety concerns raised by staff at leading AI labs and calls for a slowdown from major industry leaders. A podcast discusses China's response to the energy shock sparked by the Iran war, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells Ezra Klein that fears of AI “doomerism” are too alarmist.
