China’s open-weight AI strategy could turn model adoption into long-term dependence on Chinese technical standards.
FT published a piece.
“The next shock will not arrive in a container ship.”
US restrictions created stronger pressure for technological self-reliance, from Huawei's 2019 Entity List designation to broader controls on advanced computing chips beginning in 2022.
China is therefore competing through distribution as much as raw model capability, especially where countries want lower costs, local hosting or less dependence on US providers.
"For the next few years, America is likely to win (in AI). then it will be a function of who controls the AI chip fabrication. If more of them are controlled by...