China vs US AI gap debate: 1-2 years behind or only 3-6 months?
sven_ai · x · 2026-09-06
A Chinese AI community spat over the US-China model gap. One account claimed the US leads by 1-2 years and that "GPT-6 Astra has reached an early AGI threshold" (unverified), while another rebutted that the gap is at most 3-6 months, predicting an "AI culling line" will emerge soon. Opinion only, no data.
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