todayWTF 5.4via The Verge AI
America needs to stop getting shocked by Chinese AI
"POV: You realize Silicon Valley isn't the only neighborhood with GPUs anymore."
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Chinese startups like DeepSeek and Kling are releasing open-weights and video models that rival GPT-4o and Sora, signaling a shift in the global AI hierarchy. Despite heavy US export controls, these companies are optimizing architecture to perform at frontier levels with less compute. The tech industry is now grappling with the reality that the 'moat' of American software dominance is narrowing faster than expected.
#geopolitics#china#kling#deepseek#arms-race
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