In Depth: The Opportunities and Roadblocks Facing China’s AI Models

Since Beijing lifted the floodgates for Chinese firms to launch their artificial intelligence (AI) services, the momentum for homegrown large language models (LLMs) offerings has accelerated, with the number of releases this year surpassing that of U.S. counterparts.

Among the first large AI models to get the green light from Beijing are those developed by some of the country’s biggest tech firms including Baidu Inc., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., according to company announcements.