As Chinese AI models grow in capability and popularity among US companies, the arguing over what should be done about them has reached a fever pitch.

Chinese AI models narrowed the performance gap with US counterparts to a record-low 6% in June, down from 9% in May, which Bloomberg Intelligence said raises questions about the sustainability of US technological supremacy in the sector.

The Chinese AI model Kimi K3 has suspended new subscriptions after overwhelming demand pushed its capacity close to its limits.

The speed and cost-effectiveness of the new extra-large language models from Alibaba and Moonshot make them attractive, but political and reliability issues are proving problematic.

AI is a fast-growing business expense. Some companies are cutting costs by switching to cheaper Chinese AI models.

Chinese AI models have caught up to US models in power and performance. China is leading in model openness. Much of the world may adopt the freely available Chinese technology. The US artificial intelligence startup OpenAI began with a mission of ...

The U.S. risks alienating countries that are uneasy about relying on products controlled by a small number of American AI companies. The Trump administration has had plenty of targets in its sights in recent months.

Everyone is worried about Chinese models, but the frontier labs will be fine; we need to enable open U.S. alternatives.