Beyond DeepSeek: Inside China’s New Generation of AI Companies
FaithlessnessGlum979 · reddit · 2026-08-18
An in-depth look at China's new wave of AI startups. It profiles DeepSeek's founder Liang Wenfeng, a quant fund veteran focused on AGI and reasoning, and Moonshot AI, which competes globally via open weights and low costs. The landscape is diversifying beyond catch-up efforts.
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