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A thread argues that GLM 5.2 and Kimi 2.7 are only marginally less intelligent than top-tier models, and with proper planning/systems can handle 95-99% of complex tasks. It warns that U.S. regulation could favor Chinese AI players.
The article analyzes China's accelerated financial regulatory reforms in response to a potential global financial crisis triggered by the yen, including comprehensive upgrades in private fund supervision and tightened foreign investment policies. It argues that these extraordinary policies show China is building firewalls.
China's National University of Defense Technology has developed a micro-drone the size of a mosquito, equipped with a camera, microphone, and sensors, designed for covert surveillance and espionage. The prototype currently has limited flight time but represents a significant advancement in miniaturized drone technology.
An article discussing the competition between China and the rest of the world, likely covering economic, technological, or geopolitical aspects.
A user asks about buying Chinese AI accelerators/GPUs for inference, specifically looking for Huawei alternatives to Nvidia, with support for vLLM or Llama.cpp.
Reuters reports that Chinese companies are carrying out massive 'quiet layoffs' while promoting AI. On Xiaohongshu, the 'AI anxiety' topic has over 7.8 million views. Alibaba's 'Wukong' multi-Agent platform uses 'One-Person Company' as its selling point, preset to replace positions in e-commerce, livestreaming, software development, etc.
Chinese universities are eliminating 12,200 degree programs in fields like arts and humanities to make room for tech-focused majors such as embodied intelligence, aiming to align education with AI-driven economic goals and address graduate unemployment.
The White House suspects a China-linked group accessed Anthropic's powerful Mythos AI model, contributing to export restrictions; Anthropic denies China was discussed during export control talks.
This article discusses how China has rapidly advanced in AI despite being a latecomer, questioning the sources of datasets, computing power, and algorithms that enabled companies like DeepSeek to catch up with US leaders like OpenAI and Google.
Chinese Tesla drivers are using cheap plastic celebrity head figurines to trick the car's driver monitoring camera, allowing them to be distracted while using Autopilot features.
Right-wing officials and data center investors claim Chinese government is funding opposition to data centers, but experts are skeptical, saying domestic US actors lead the anti-data-center conversation.
The author visited the world's #1 humanoid robotics company in Shanghai, which shipped 10,000 robots into real factories last year.
A tweet claims that fewer than 0.01% of Chinese people can reliably access Claude via VPN, highlighting the extreme difficulty of using foreign AI tools in China.
This MIT Technology Review newsletter covers the rise of AI and data analytics in soccer, China's rapid construction of large nuclear reactors, and reports that autonomous drones may have killed soldiers for the first time.
Recommends following @FengmingLuPE for insights on China's economy and EV industry; his new article argues that strategic alliances between local governments and private firms, not top-down policy, drove China's EV dominance.
China is rapidly building large nuclear reactors, aiming to overtake the US and EU in capacity by 2030, while the US and France struggle with new builds and bet on smaller reactor designs like Antares' microreactor.
A visit to DeepSeek's headquarters reveals its modest origins, young team, and unique culture. The company, operated out of a hedge fund, focuses on staying small and remains unconcerned about AGI risks, instead prioritizing societal concerns like job loss.
China has launched the world's first wind-powered underwater data center off the coast of Shanghai, aiming to reduce energy consumption and reliance on fossil fuels while supporting AI growth.
OpenAI reports two clusters of ChatGPT accounts likely originating from China that were used in covert influence operations targeting US AI debates, including narratives about data center energy costs and tariffs.
An opinion piece arguing that open-source LLMs, particularly from China, have prevented US AI companies from monopolizing the technology, and advocating for open-source as an ethical duty.