China Now Dominates Open Source AI. How Much Does That Matter?

China bets on robotics and an open-source approach to get an edge over U.S. AI

China’s AI breakthroughs have captured worldwide attention. Since January’s “DeepSeek shock,” the country’s AI development has accelerated, narrowing—if not eradicating—the gap with the U.S. when it comes to technological advancement.   Yet while the U.S. appears to focus on powerful yet proprietary large language models, enterprise AI, and semiconductors, China is taking a vastly different approach to cultivating its AI industry.  “Robotics is …

China Now Dominates Open Source AI. How Much Does That Matter?

U.S. AI models still control over 70 percent of the market, but a collaborative, open source approach has enabled Chinese labs to punch far above their weight.