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Token diplomacy: How China is shaping the AI future(semafor.com)
5 points by qwikhost 4 hours ago | 4 comments
CoryVD 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's interesting. I feel like most users who turn to AI will want the "smartest" agent, and the more AI infiltrates consumer tech the more consumers will be willing to pay a regular premium for the best, like the fastest internet or best phone.

yogthos 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't think you appreciate just how insane the price difference is though https://x.com/elshayib_/status/2083243725447147595

greatony 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Most of agentic workloads doesn't require the power of the frontier models like Fable 5 or GPT-5.6 Sol. Instead, the cost and availability is the key. Open weight Chinese models resolved this problem and gain a big share of the market, and of course the political influence

yogthos 2 hours ago | parent [-]

There's also the aspect of data sovereignty. I expect a lot of companies and countries will want to run models they can control locally without being reliant on a third party to operate them. And of course running models yourself means you can customize them to your needs as well.