Year in Review: China’s AI Race Turns to Drumming Up Adoption

In 2023, China’s fevered pursuit of generative artificial intelligence (AI) gradually shifted from the rapid rollout of large language models (LLMs) to the hunt for commercialization opportunities and customers to adopt the technology.

Companies, universities and research institutes in China have launched some 130 LLMs between 2019 and July of this year, according to a report by CCID Consulting Co. Ltd. Sixty-four new models were launched in China between January and July this year, accounting for 67% of all LLMs launched globally in the same period.