Technology and the Rise of Great Powers
Jeffrey Ding, Assistant Professor at George Washington University
Q&A Moderated by Associate Professor Peter Lorentzen, USFCA
The USF Center for Asia Pacific Studies is excited to host Jeffrey Ding for a thought-provoking lecture based on his book, Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition.
Will AI define the future balance of power between China and the U.S.? While many leading thinkers and policymakers in both countries emphasize innovation as the key to dominance, Ding shifts the focus to what truly drives success: how nations adapt and embrace general-purpose technologies at scale. Drawing on case studies of past industrial revolutions and applying his innovative GPT diffusion theory, Ding reveals why some powers surge ahead while others fall behind.
Join us to explore how the U.S. and China’s approaches to AI and technology could shape global power in the Fourth Industrial Revolution - what strategies could tip the scales.
Jeffrey Ding is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. His book Technology and the Rise of Great Powers, published with Princeton University Press, investigates how past technological revolutions influenced the rise and fall of great powers, with implications for U.S.-China competition in emerging technologies like AI. Ding’s research has been published in European Journal of International Relations, Foreign Affairs, International Studies Quarterly, Review of International Political Economy, and Security Studies. He received his PhD in 2021 from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and earned his B.A. in 2016 at the University of Iowa.
Community Partners: Asian Studies, BA in Global Studies, MA in Global Studies, Department of Computer Science, Department of Economics, and Department of Politics
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