“ChinAI #370: Why is there No Star AI Company from Guangdong?” by Jeffrey Ding

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These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University.

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First published:
August 10th, 2026

Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-370-why-is-there-no-star-ai

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