When DeepSeek burst onto the global stage in January 2025, it seemed to appear out of nowhere. But the large language model was just one of the thousands of generative AI tools that have been released in China since 2023—and there’s a public archive of every single one of them.
JONNYBGOOD
5 months ago
Nice overview of China's strong success in AI development and real-world application. Despite the constraints of an authoritarian regime, things are really happening at the grass roots, funded by private capital and local gov'ts as well (ie ground-level CCP). Given the emphasis on and success in developing competent scientists and engineers, its a formidable challenge to other countries and trading blocs.
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CAMBIUM0
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JONNYBGOOD
5 months ago
I think in many instances the authoritarian regime actually fostered AI development within the country
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