China’s open-source embrace upends conventional wisdom around artificial intelligence

China’s open-source embrace upends conventional wisdom around artificial intelligence

China is focusing on large language models (LLMs) in the artificial intelligence space. 

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China is embracing open-source AI models in a trend market watchers and insiders say is boosting AI adoption and innovation in the country, with some suggesting it is an ‘Android moment’ for the sector.

The open-source shift has been spearheaded by AI startup DeepSeek, whose R1 model released earlier this year challenged American tech dominance and raised questions over…

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