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The Hopkins Forum: Can the U.S. Outpace China in AI Through Chip Controls?

We are excited to announce the second debate of The Hopkins Forum, a partnership between Open to Debate and Johns Hopkins University’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute. The AI revolution is underway, and the U.S. and China are racing to the top. At the heart of this competition are semiconductors—especially advanced GPUs that power everything from natural language processing to autonomous weapons. The U.S. is betting that export controls can help check China’s technological ambitions. But will this containment strategy work—or could it inadvertently accelerate China’s drive for self-sufficiency? Those who think chip controls will work argue that restricting China’s access…

May 16, 2025
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Will Hurd

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Will Hurd
Former U.S. Representative from Texas and CIA Officer
Lindsay Gorman

FOR THE MOTION

Lindsay Gorman
Managing Director and Senior Fellow of the German Marshall Fund’s Technology Program; Venture Scientist at Deep Science Ventures
Paul Triolo

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Paul Triolo
Senior Vice President and Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group
Susan Thornton

AGAINST THE MOTION

Susan Thornton
Senior Fellow at Yale's Paul Tsai China Center , Former Diplomat

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The Hopkins Forum: Can the U.S. Outpace China in AI Through Chip Controls?

We are excited to announce the second debate of The Hopkins Forum, a partnership between Open to Debate and Johns Hopkins University’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute. The AI revolution is underway, and the U.S. and China are racing to the top. At the heart of this competition are semiconductors—especially advanced GPUs that power everything from natural language processing to autonomous weapons. The U.S. is betting that export controls can help check China’s technological ambitions. But will this containment strategy work—or could it inadvertently accelerate China’s drive for self-sufficiency? Those who think chip controls will work argue that restricting China’s access…

May 16, 2025
LEARN MORE
Will Hurd

FOR THE MOTION

Will Hurd
Former U.S. Representative from Texas and CIA Officer
Lindsay Gorman

FOR THE MOTION

Lindsay Gorman
Managing Director and Senior Fellow of the German Marshall Fund’s Technology Program; Venture Scientist at Deep Science Ventures
Paul Triolo

AGAINST THE MOTION

Paul Triolo
Senior Vice President and Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group
Susan Thornton

AGAINST THE MOTION

Susan Thornton
Senior Fellow at Yale's Paul Tsai China Center , Former Diplomat

Wartime Kill Switch: Human or AI?
As modern warfare becomes increasingly automated and reliant on artificial intelligence, the question of who, or what, should have ultimate control over lethal decision-making systems has never been more urgent. This debate centers on the…
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TikTok in the Classroom: Enhancing or Eroding the Teaching Profession?
Will TikTok replace textbooks in the classroom? 94% of teachers, according to Education Week, are using TikTok to find ideas related to education, from which they create lesson plans, show science experiments, and use the…
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The Hopkins Forum: Can the U.S. Outpace China in AI Through Chip Controls?
We are excited to announce the second debate of The Hopkins Forum, a partnership between Open to Debate and Johns Hopkins University’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute. The AI revolution is underway, and the…
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May 16, 2025

Should the U.S. Prioritize Settling Mars?
Trump said in his State of the Union speech that “we will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars,” throwing down the…
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How’s your love life? With platforms like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, and OkCupid offering endless opportunities to connect, many people searching for The One think signing up for a dating app should be a go-to for finding…
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