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OpenRouter data: lower-cost Chinese AI models by groups such as DeepSeek and MiniMax have surpassed US rivals in token consumption since last month (@zijing_wu / Financial Times) ft.com/content/256787… #a260325p46" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">techmeme.com/260325/p46#a26…
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Thomson on the way! artificiallawyer.com/2026/03/24/tho…


new: DeepSeek's owner asked R&D staff to hand in passports so they can't travel abroad. Ladies & gentlemen... China:


💡The dominance of China's open-source AI is creating a "self-reinforcing competitive advantage", allowing it to challenge U.S. rivals despite restricted access to advanced AI chips, a U.S. congressional advisory body said. - @lauriechenwords, @Reuters reuters.com/business/autos…

.@FLOTUS arrives at her Fostering the Future Together summit on AI education, joined by @Figure_robot 03, an American-built humanoid robot

The CCP’s response to the @ManusAI deal sends a clear message: there is no such thing as a truly “private” tech company in China. Even when firms seek to globalize or exit the Chinese market, the CCP retains leverage, through regulatory review, ownership structures, and direct intervention. As AI becomes a foundational technology, the United States must approach systems originating in China with clear-eyed scrutiny. wsj.com/tech/leaders-o…


Code red: Why China’s #AI push is worrying - State-controlled corps are developing AI economist.com/news/leaders/2…



if learning from existing media makes AI outputs illegitimate, then learning from existing media is illegitimate. copyright doesn’t ban learning from works, it bans reproducing them. our neurons make brain copies. the real issue is whether outputs reproduce protected expression.


george lucas has said the star wars cantina bar is modeled on rick’s café in casablanca. does 20th century fox owe warner bros money for lucas’ learning/inspiration? of course not. all creative works, like star wars, is a pastiche. the creative act is predicated on past learning.