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China’s Embrace of Open-Source AI Will Tip the Scales
Beijing’s push for accessible AI is self-serving. But it has some key lessons for the US.
China's open-source AI revolution is here.
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More than anything, China’s embrace of open-source artificial intelligence systems will be what tips the scales in its favor in the heated tech race with the US.
Washington and Silicon Valley now have a limited window to adapt and respond, or risk a future where Chinese AI overwhelmingly powers the products and applications used by the global industries of tomorrow.