A Eye on AI - September 26, 2026, 12 PM Eastern

US and China launch 'super intelligence' dialogue at Xi-Trump summit
Synthesia launches AI role-play avatars for sales training amid $4B valuation
Unitree shares slump 55% as China's humanoid-bot valuations draw warnings

A Eye on AI - 12:30 PM
The Xi-Trump summit ended with a new 'super intelligence' dialogue between the US and China, which analysts say is more significant than the trade deals, including $30 billion in tariff relief and a coal purchase. In business, digital avatar startup Synthesia — valued at $4 billion with $100M ARR — launched Roleplay Sessions for enterprise training and made an avatar of its PR chief. Meanwhile, Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree saw shares drop 55% from peak, prompting former Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang to warn that expectations had become excessive and to flag inequality risks from AI. The episode also covers a TechCrunch reporter's own AI twin creation with Synthesia.

Sources:
- SCMP — Asia: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3368908/trade-truce-extension-aside-was-ai-real-xi-trump-summit-breakthrough?utm_source=rss_feed
- TechCrunch AI: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/26/i-created-an-interactive-digital-avatar-of-myself-and-you-can-talk-to-it/
- SCMP — Asia: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3368887/chinas-ai-led-transformation-taking-shape-why-are-some-economists-urging-caution?utm_source=rss_feed

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