TIME cover criticized for ignoring Chinese open-source AI breakthroughs
mishig25 · x · 2026-08-29
The author criticizes TIME's new TIME100 AI cover for over-focusing on Western celebrities like Paris Hilton and Ben Affleck while overlooking substantial AI progress in China.
- The post highlights Tang Jie (Zhipu), Yang Zhilin (Moonshot), and Yan Junjie (MiniMax), noting they are deploying world-class open-source models and significantly cutting inference costs.
- While Silicon Valley engages in "cultural speculation," real technological breakthroughs are reportedly building in the shadows of Beijing and Hangzhou.
- The author argues this is less an innovation ranking and more the blind self-celebration of an empire conflating media fame with raw industrial power.
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