, Columnist
Can China’s AI Dragons Make It in the US?
The more popular they become, the more likely these startups will face the same geopolitical hostility that TikTok is experiencing.
A harsh reality for China’s AI startups.
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The threat of a looming TikTok ban over its parent company’s roots in Beijing hasn’t stopped a crop of new Chinese artificial intelligence apps from breaking into the US market.
Is their intention to use the fresh appeal of AI to spy on US users and spout Communist Party propaganda? More likely, these firms are trying to do the most American thing possible: make money.