As AI gets more expensive, popularity of Chinese AI models like DeepSeek is growing fast, even though these models are not as good as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Industry experts believe the cost pressure is real and most companies will move to a hybrid model for AI use.
That sounds like a real shoot themselves in the foot moment, if I’m reading it right. And yeah, I’m doubtful that these US models are actually much better. It’s possible some of them have an edge for the time being because of getting there first with the right hardware for it, but China is much better equipped to catch up and surpass them in the long-term since its industry and education is not kneecapped by late stage capitalism constantly.
Yeah that’s an absolutely incredible self own by the burger reich. No company outside the US is going to want to rely on American models going forward if they can just be yanked from under you without notice.
Yep. I’d say we’re entering a new phase of technology and at its height, the empire probably would have been prioritizing proliferation of its tech as the solution for everybody, for the soft power of it. But the empire’s soft power is in decline like the rest of it, Trump keeps tearing up soft power like ribbon with his overt mobster ways, and so China can just step in and say, “What if you didn’t have to deal with all that bullshit? All the nasty strings attached and the rugpulls?”
Honestly, the soft power is evaporating faster than I expected. I guess we really are hitting the whole quantity transforming into quality moment here.
I think vassal states will likely still be forced to buy, because they exist to feed the beast, but yes it’s likely as the EU maybe stops being a lapdop that American software will continue to fall out of favor to ensure state independence and industry security.