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Chinese companies don't always operate on purely capitalistic principles, there is sometimes government direction in the background. For China, the country, it
by theshrike79 8mo ago
Chinese companies don't always operate on purely capitalistic principles, there is sometimes government direction in the background.
For China, the country, it's a good thing if American AI companies have to scramble to compete with Chinese open models. It might not be massively profitable for the companies producing said models, but that's only a part of the equation
- miki123211 8mo agoChina seems to combine the best points of capitalism (many companies taking many shots on goal, instead of the eastern bloc way of one centrally-mandated solution that either works or not) with the best points of communism (state-sponsored industries that don't have to generate a profit, for the glory and benefit of the state).
- theshrike79 8mo agoThere is a certain advantage to being able to go "I want a factory city here, that will manufacture ... Toasters"