The Ego Era Is Over. AI Needs a Human Compass

In this episode of the BIG BANG Tech Report, Jens de Buhr and Alvin Wang Graylin ask who controls the next wave of AI. They discuss Apple’s edge AI advantage, the rise of open models from China and Japan, the growing link between AI access and geopolitics, and why Europe’s sovereignty ambitions depend on scale, cost and real-world performance. The episode also covers AI video, chips, Nvidia’s position, Huawei’s role — and the bigger question behind automation: what happens to work, meaning and human value when AI becomes infrastructure? About the hosts: Jens de Buhr – Founder & CEO, JDB Holding; publisher of DUP UNTERNEHMER; co-founder BIG BANG AI Festival. He connects business, politics and research to help shape Germany’s digital future. LinkedIn | Web Alvin Wang Graylin – Global tech strategist; author of “Our Next Reality”; Chairman of the Virtual World Society. 35+ years across AI, semiconductors, XR, cybersecurity and global technology strategy; former executive at HTC, Intel, IBM and Trend Micro; founder, investor, Stanford HAI Digital Fellow, MIT lecturer and advisor on AI policy and governance. LinkedIn | Substack | X | Web Subscribe to the BIG BANG Tech Report for sharp conversations on AI, chips, cloud, platforms, regulation, capital markets, geopolitics and the business consequences of technological acceleration.