I guess “racing” is bearing a lot of weight in your description.
Because (in part due to American worries about existential AI from folks on this message board), by some measures China is already “winning” the race.
So no it doesn’t have to be a dramatic centralized investment. There is a race, ongoing, and due to their commitment to open source, they may be winning.
again, it’s like our obsession with semantics are blinding us from the truth. Whether or not China has a massive centralized strategy, they have obviously caught up.
Whether or not you admit the behavior to your definition of “race” they have caught up.
Which would make me think you and Gwen would update, from prior views that there weren’t able to catch up (bc there was no evidence they were actively “racing”).
I guess “racing” is bearing a lot of weight in your description.
Because (in part due to American worries about existential AI from folks on this message board), by some measures China is already “winning” the race.
So no it doesn’t have to be a dramatic centralized investment. There is a race, ongoing, and due to their commitment to open source, they may be winning.
again, it’s like our obsession with semantics are blinding us from the truth. Whether or not China has a massive centralized strategy, they have obviously caught up.
Whether or not you admit the behavior to your definition of “race” they have caught up.
Which would make me think you and Gwen would update, from prior views that there weren’t able to catch up (bc there was no evidence they were actively “racing”).
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