This news fits perfectly into the framework of recent statements by Taiwan's intelligence (NSB) about Beijing's aggressive attempts to bypass technological isolation. The participation of a giant like Alibaba Cloud in the round signals that Chinese Big Tech is consolidating resources to create a sovereign Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Instead of buying American Enterprise solutions, China is forming its own ecosystem of foundational models, pumping local research labs with state and corporate money to achieve technological parity with the US.
Source: Reuters / Bloomberg
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