Explore the impact of technological revolutions on the rise and fall of great powers in this Stanford University seminar featuring Dr. Jeffrey Ding, HAI-CISAC Postdoctoral Fellow. Delve into historical perspectives to gain insights on the current China-U.S. competition for AI leadership. Examine concepts such as leading sectors, technological leadership, product cycles, and general purpose technologies. Investigate the role of GPT skill infrastructure, the Second Industrial Revolution, and impact timelines. Analyze exclusive innovation advantages, machine tools, human capital, and chemical engineering. Consider preliminary ideas about AI's impact timeframe and phases of advantage. Discuss GPT selection identification, pervasive technologies, information technologies, and the productivity paradox. Address globalization, disruptive innovations, national innovation systems, and ethical concerns related to privacy, security, and facial recognition in China.