anthony hopkins on self-importance. it strikes a cord at a time when our roles in society are being transformed by technology, here comes artificial intelligence at breakneck speed replacing jobs and changing economies in the race to achieve innovation. ai expert dr. kai-fu lee says that if data is the new oil then china is the new saudi arabia. he's worked in the united states and china with a resume including google, apple and microsoft, his new book ai superpowers, china, sin kohl valley and the new world order connects the dots on decades of development and he tells harry sreenivasan that ai is at the heart a story about what makes us human. >> you worked in artificial intelligence for a long time. you talked about a nirks different phases. you've got the internet phase in business, you call it the eyes and ears and the hands and feet. explain that evolution. >> sure, today we're surrounded by internet ai. that is ai being used within the amazon, google, facebook. this is how they've become so valuable because they

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. >> yeah, i've done some really crappy photoshop and put both their faces on the photos of anthony hopkins a film this summer, which is like this crazy action movie. >> jimmy: dude, you always do these cool, crazy movies. >> yeah. okay, this is definitely one of those. it's -- it's about a guy -- it's called "guns akimbo." and it's about a guy who just -- he's kind of -- absolutely non-violent, has no interest in it. and through a series of stupid and horrendous mistakes, ends up being forced into a fight to the death with -- samara weaving plays my -- the person who is much more skilled than me and trying to kill me for the entire film. but it's like -- yeah, it's a a mad -- >> jimmy: wow. >> action comedy. and i got to do loads of stunts. and i also had what is unquestionably the best costume i will ever have. because i got to spend half of the film just in a bathrobe and boxer shorts. [ laughter ] and -- and -- and -- a t-shirt which was good. yeah -- i mean -- yes, "whoa" indeed. [ laughter ] it is -- >> jimmy: that's pretty fun, right? >> yeah, it was great. [ applause ] oh, there you