How Chinese users created AI lovers, friends and family — and struggled to let them go
Why China is giving away its best AI models
Chinese labs like Moonshot are forcing OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to rethink what they lock away.
Something Big Is Happening
A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.
China Releases “AI Plus” Policy: A Brief Analysis
Tonight, everyone’s WeChat Moments was flooded by one document.
From Chile to the Philippines, meet the people pushing back on AI
Individuals and communities are resisting the demands and practices of Big Tech's AI infrastructure — such as data centers and digital labor — due to their environmental and social costs.
Manus has kick-started an AI agent boom in China
A stampede of contenders and copycats has followed the launch of the general AI agent, but China’s internet restrictions have so far made it easier to cater to overseas users.
The Great AI Divide: Navigating U.S. and Chinese dominance
At a Rest of World event during New York Tech Week, we explored the challenges and possible solutions to the dominance of American and Chinese AI companies.
Notes from inside China's AI labs
Lessons from my trip to talk to most of the leading AI labs in China.
How a 40-Minute Window Brought Down a $10 Billion AI Startup: The Mercor Data Breach, Explained
A poisoned open-source package, a credential-stealing payload, and 4 terabytes of stolen data here’s what every AI company needs to learn…
How Nvidia’s Jensen Huang became AI’s global salesman
Chipmaker’s chief is urging countries to build their own AI ecosystems — but using its tech
Exclusive-Beijing is looking at curbing overseas access to China's top AI models, sources say - AOL
By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE, July 7 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have held meetings with top tech firms over the past month about potentially restricting overseas access to China's most advanced AI
How StrongDM’s AI team build serious software without even looking at the code
Last week I hinted at a demo I had seen from a team implementing what Dan Shapiro called the Dark Factory level of AI adoption, where no human even looks …
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Taiwan’s cyber-ambassador Audrey Tang on why the real danger of AI isn’t that machines imitate humans, but that humans adapt to machines.
Lexicon: How China talks about 'agentic AI' - DigiChina
Three months after the Chinese AI company DeepSeek shocked global markets with a highly capable reasoning model, another China-linked company made a splash with a capable agentic AI system. Did Manus, released in March 2025, portend Chinese leadership in AI systems that go beyond chatbots to take action on the user’s behalf? Victor Mustar, head […]
The fight over downloadable AI is not really about a ban - Sensemaker
Companies want access, Anthropic wants testing, and Washington and Beijing are arguing over alleged copying.
AI Bros Wanted Trump. Now They Learn What Happens When You Tell Him No.
Last year, in Fascism For First Time Founders, I warned the tech industry what happens when you cozy up to authoritarians. As I wrote then: Innovation requires trust. Not just between individuals, …
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort
