A Week in Beijing and Shanghai With China's AI Builders
An article about the people building AI in Beijing and Shanghai was shared in the LocalLLaMA community for interested readers.
Beijing is one of China's main hubs for AI companies, research and policy. Recent coverage includes a report on a week spent with AI builders in Beijing and Shanghai, and Chinese-founded startup Manus planning its first fundraising since splitting from Meta, targeting a $4 billion valuation. Another report said Belarus dropped its own AI rules and handed control to Moscow and Beijing.
An article about the people building AI in Beijing and Shanghai was shared in the LocalLLaMA community for interested readers.
Chinese-founded AI startup Manus is planning its first fundraising since being ordered to split from Meta, targeting a doubled valuation of $4 billion, marking a restart after regulatory and geopolitical challenges tied to its Meta breakup.
The report says Belarus has abandoned its own AI regulatory framework after 18 months and handed control to Moscow and Beijing. The move could affect regional AI governance and geopolitical influence.