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BlipBlopBlap • today at 9:55 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Do you think Chinese models wouldn't dominate the western market if they were 1-2 years ahead in development? It doesn't have to be military conflict for it to be factored into the zero sum power balance.


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hnlmorg • today at 10:07 AM

You might be right, but it’s impossible to know which way cause and effect are here.

For example, we don’t know if the pace of Chinese development of AI would have equal to what it is now if US companies weren’t racing against each other already.

I do fully believe that Chinese industry is lead by a desire to out pace the west. But I’m not convinced the same is true for the most American private entities. I think the reward model is different between businesses in America and businesses in China. I think the ambitions of CEOs is different. And I’m really not convinced that the CEOs of America are nearly as patriotic as they like to promote themselves to Trump and other political parties.