Gap Between Chinese and US AI Models Estimated to Have Narrowed
petrusenko_max · x · 2026-07-18
Dario Amodei previously estimated that Chinese models lagged behind US models by about 9–12 months. After comparing the release timelines of recent model generations, the author argues that this gap has likely narrowed to just a few months, with China continuing to catch up rapidly.
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