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Washington is promoting a China-free AI supply chain called Pax Silica while Beijing seeks regional members for its World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (Waico). Southeast Asian leaders who claim non-alignment face increased pressure to choose between these blocs, sources told SCMP.
A Shanghai event highlighted widespread public displays of humanoid robots, reflecting China's emphasis on embedding AI into physical systems. The report notes embodied AI is central to China’s latest five‑year plan and that local firms are leading in humanoid development.
Arcee, a US open-source AI lab, argued that Chinese AI models are not inherently dangerous as their capability and use grow among U.S. companies. The comment comes amid intensified debate in the U.S. over how to respond to those models.
TechCrunch AI reports discussion about banning Chinese-made open-weight large language models and frames this as tied to commercial challenges for AI firms. The piece argues fears around open-weight models reflect tensions between openness and monetization in the industry.
MIT Technology Review reports that several current and former advisers to President Donald Trump publicly exchanged insults over China’s leading AI models. The dispute highlights internal disagreement within the White House AI advisory circle.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could impose sanctions on Chinese open AI models for alleged intellectual property theft. The comment frames the move as an expansion of prior U.S. efforts to slow China’s AI advances, according to TechCrunch AI.
Chinese company Moonshot AI updated its Kimi model this week, drawing public attention. TechCrunch AI reports the release prompted discussion about possible 'full AI communism.'
Beijing is accelerating creation of a national ecosystem of Chinese-language data, covering text corpora, training datasets, standards and governance. The government views language resources as a new strategic frontier in the AI race, beyond chips and models.
A Chinese-developed AI model has climbed to number one in popularity charts, prompting strong reactions from U.S. technology executives. Media reports describe the development as a significant competitive shift in the AI market.
The newsletter highlights rising hype and misinformation around perimenopause, cautioning readers against simplistic or commercialized claims. It also reports on a significant AI development from China, suggesting notable progress in the country’s capabilities.
After deadly summer floods in China, suburban Beijing official Xie Yunshi created an AI-driven app to streamline family evacuation checks, replacing time-consuming phone calls. He said the solution cost about the price of a latte and sped up outreach during rising waters.
Chinese regulators have approved Apple Intelligence through a partnership with Alibaba that integrates Qwen AI models into Apple’s operating systems. The move opens Apple’s generative AI features to users in China under a local model provider arrangement, TechCrunch reports.
