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Demis Hassabis Says China Narrows AI Gap
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Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, told CNBC's The Tech Download that China's AI models may be "only a matter of months" behind U.S. and Western capabilities, citing strong recent models from DeepSeek, Alibaba and other Chinese firms. He warned China has not yet shown frontier scientific breakthroughs like the transformer, and U.S. advantages in advanced chips and export controls could widen the gap over time.
Key Points
- 1Says Chinese models are only a matter of months behind leading U.S. models
- 2Notes many Chinese firms released competitive models despite limited access to advanced chips and infrastructure
- 3Warns U.S. chip advantages and absence of Chinese frontier innovation could widen the gap for years
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