China’s biggest AI model is challenging American dominance
Alibaba’s Qwen has been shining on benchmark tests, despite chip restrictions.
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ByteDance Steps Up AI Chip Efforts
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is accelerating efforts to make its own artificial intelligence chips as it looks for an edge over its rivals in China’s AI chatbot market. ByteDance is aiming for mass production of two semiconductors it has designed by 2026, in collaboration with chipmaker ...
'Better than real men': Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
Users say they are driven by a desire for companionship because China's fast pace of life and urban isolation make loneliness an issue for many.
Exclusive: Chinese entities turn to Amazon cloud and its rivals to access high-end US chips, AI
State-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services provided by Amazon or its rivals to access advanced U.S. chips and artificial intelligence capabilities that they cannot acquire otherwise, recent public tender documents showed.
Chinese developers scramble as OpenAI blocks access in China
US firm’s move, amid Beijing-Washington tensions, sparks rush to lure users to homegrown models
Inside the World of TikTok Spammers and the AI Tools That Enable Them
This is where AI generated formats, Minecraft splitscreens, Reddit stories, 'Would You Rather' videos, and deep sea story spam come from.