I don’t know why there’s such surprise that China has built a successful generative AI model to rival ChatGPT. Their generative image models are already way ahead of the competition.
I know that here in the West we view China as a supplier of cheap manufacturing and spicy noodles alone, but elsewhere it is acknowledged as the world’s oldest continuous living civilisation.
Perhaps we might learn a better — or different — way of doing things, if only we could jettison our cultural racism.
Last modified: 30 January 2025
