Tsinghua Uni's Zhang on AI Innovation Outlook
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If more AI innovation in China is expected to originate from university labs like Tsinghua, the talent and IP pipeline for frontier work is tilting further toward academia–industry hybrids. Multinationals depending on Chinese research should map where their critical dependencies sit: faculty labs, spinouts, or big tech partnerships.
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