We lag on foundational AI model development and adapting other models is a bad idea. India’s future in AI and other emerging technologies will depend on our willingness to invest in the unknown.

In this globalized context, the story of China's AI journey is not just a national narrative but a chapter in the broader ...

India's needs to build core competencies and fund foundational research in AI and semiconductors—both for the sake of the local market, and for India's global geopolitical leverage.

In 2023, smartphones-to-silicon conglomerate Huawei quietly released its flagship Mate 60 Pro handset. The launch, while muted, was worth celebrating in the People’s Republic: the device featured a ...

The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and ...

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Over the past two years, the Biden administration struck a careful balance on artificial intelligence. The White House took steps to ensure the US stayed ahead of China ...

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OpenAI’s plan to build new data centers will get no government subsidies and is in fact already well underway.

DeepSeek might be one of the best alternatives to ChatGPT o1, but users should know the AI chatbot comes from China.

DeepSeek is not a one-off. Since the middle of last year, Chinese tech companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, Moonshot and 01.ai have been steadily narrowing the gap with US peers, matching ...