China’s AI challenge: Xi pushes open alternative to US dominance
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China hosted a global artificial intelligence conference in Shanghai on Friday, July 17. President Xi Jinping used the event to promote a Chinese AI model that is open and accessible to all.
Several Chinese companies now trail only slightly behind leading American firms in the AI sector. This rapid catch-up has become a key front in the intensifying technology rivalry between China and the United States.