A US government agency says China is now eight months behind in the AI race, but independent data doesn't back that up. And while US labs keep chasing smarter models, the price edge from Deepseek and other Chinese players may end up being the stronger argument.

A US government agency says China is now eight months behind in the AI race, but independent data doesn't back that up. And while US labs keep chasing smarter models, the price…

As China’s AI competition intensifies, SenseTime is shifting toward multimodal AI, lower-cost models and overseas expansion to remain competitive, co-founder Lin Dahua said.