Blocked but booming: How people in China use American AI
Chinese users are sidestepping bans to tap U.S. AI, as cheap open‑source models give China a new foothold
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Chinese users are sidestepping bans to tap U.S. AI, as cheap open‑source models give China a new foothold
Silicon Valley is split over whether to restrict Chinese AI models as they gain ground in the US through lower costs and open weights.
China's Zhipu is narrowing the gap with U.S. AI leaders OpenAI and Anthropic as new model releases signal a breakthrough.