How are Chinese AI labs moving this fast? Reddit debates efficiency, data and chip limits
budfischer · reddit · 2026-10-17
A Reddit thread asks how Chinese AI labs went from far behind to shipping near-frontier models on less money and tighter chip access — better use of open research, or efficiency? It also cites claims they're buying expert training datasets from the same US suppliers serving American labs, and suggests restricting that data trade.
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