I tried to test China’s newest ChatGPT rival but couldn’t get in — and it exposed the next big problem facing the major AI players
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Access friction — signups, waitlists, regional locks — is becoming as strategic as raw model quality. For global teams, the practical question is shifting to “which models can my users reliably reach and integrate” rather than “who has the best demo on paper.”
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