Catherine Thorbecke

India's AI diffusion bet relies on voice interaction. But with numerous languages, dialects and multilingual speakers across the country, adapting AI tools for variation in colloquial speech is a big challenge.

In the span of time it took for Washington to restrict, then hit undo on limitations to Anthropic PBC’s top models, Silicon Valley woke up to Zhipu.

One thing has become clear: Open models from China now pose one of the biggest existential threats to the U.S. AI establishment.

In the span of time it took for Washington to restrict, then hit undo on limitations to Anthropic PBC’s top models, Silicon Valley woke up to Zhipu. Last year, when I spoke to Zhang Peng, the chief executive officer of the Beijing-based startup known...

A man who listens with empathy, offers emotional support, and is available whenever you need him? Sounds ideal. As Elon Musk’s Grok serves up pig-tailed, scantily clad anime-girl companions, China’s artificial intelligence romance boom has found a different audience: women.

Beijing is right to confront the risks of anthropomorphic AI. But cracking down on AI boyfriends won’t make real men better listeners or marriage more appealing.

The rising use of Chinese artificial intelligence models in the US has led to growing anxiety among Silicon Valley executives, Washington lawmakers, and even officials in Beijing. But the warning lights have been flashing for a while.

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