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"China" isn't giving anything. These are Chinese companies leveraging their best competitive strategy at the moment: competing on price.
by glimshe 3mo ago
"China" isn't giving anything. These are Chinese companies leveraging their best competitive strategy at the moment: competing on price.
- derektank 3mo agoThose Chinese companies are being funded by a substantial amount of government financing, I think at least 20% has come directly from state owned investment firms or government entities and probably more now. You obviously lose precision when you’re talking in sweeping terms like “China” but I don’t think it’s entirely unreasonable in this case. The Chinese government is playing a much more direct role in AI investment and research than other nations.
- glimshe 3mo agoNonetheless, the government isn't giving it away either. If China had a monopoly on the technology, or simply winning in quality, open weight models would never have seen the light of the day. I just want to dispell the silly notion of altruism from China in this conversation.
- rikima_ 3mo agoBad chyna
- satvikpendem 3mo agoThe Chinese government is explicitly calling for open weight AI models, which influence its companies. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970449 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970449