In the battle for AI supremacy, China is only six months behind the U.S — but that means it’s winning, says former Google CEO
THE SO WHAT
If credible operators think China is only six months behind the U.S. in AI, you should assume a de facto two-pole ecosystem, not a runaway lead. That affects where you can safely host data, which models you can use cross-border, and how you think about export controls in your own stack decisions.
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