It’s hard to feel sorry for AI companies when China is giving them a taste of their own medicine
THE SO WHAT
Regulatory and competitive pushback on AI platforms — especially from China — is hardening into a two-way rights and leverage contest. Multinational operators need a clear view of how their data, IP, and models are treated on both sides of that divide before committing distribution or infra.
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