As the presentation morphed into a discussion of data privacy, Professor Sorgner responded by listing the different data management systems of China, the United States, and Europe. Larrey complimented how Professor Sorgner connected old ways of thinking with new ones but disagreed with the claim that transhumanists must be atheist, naturalists, and liberals (although Sorgner rejected this claim during the discussion). Dr. Umbrello investigated how Professor Sorgner’s arguments could be compared to the American model of data ownership: how the United States could maintain technological superiority over China in matters of AI and machine learning for the purposes of national security.