More of Silicon Valley is building on free Chinese AI

Key Takeaways

• Artificial intelligence More of Silicon Valley is building on free Chinese AI AI startups are seeing record valuations, but many are building on a foundation of cheap, free-to-download Chinese AI models.
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• 30, 2025, 10:04 AM EST By Jasmine Cui and Jared Perlo Surveying the state of America’s artificial intelligence landscape earlier this year, Misha Laskin.