China will Catch up in Generative AI in 2024

Asia update: China has approved 14 new LLM and enterprise applications in AI.

Hey Everyone,

What I’m about to share is a little bit controversial. It is only my opinion. Silicon Valley has deaf ears for real competition, but it will get some, eventually.

The narrative that the U.S. was way ahead in Generative A.I. made some sense in 2023, but even as Google DeepMind continues to lose lead Gemini developers to spin-off startups, one has to wonder, is China really so far behind in AI that it cannot catch up in 2024 and the coming years?

Today we are going to briefly explore that reality. Case in point, in Samsung’s latest phones they are showcasing Baidu’s latest Ernie Bot technology. In January of 2024 China has approved 14 large language models and enterprise applications, as Beijing favours wider AI adoption across industries.

Meanwhile the U.S. wants cloud service providers such as Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to identify and actively investigate foreign clients developing artificial intelligence applications on their platforms, part of a widening tech conflict between Washington and Beijing.

A ‘War of a Hundred Models’ is Coming

I believe China is far more advanced than the Silicon Valley media is letting on in Generative A.I. China's craze over generative artificial intelligence has triggered a flurry of product announcements from startups and tech giants on an almost daily basis and this is ramping up in 2024 to a noticeable degree.

China now has at least 130 large language models (LLMs), accounting for 40% of the global total and just behind the United States' 50% share, according to brokerage CLSA.

The Chinese government is already good at reacting to new technologies swiftly. China was probably the first country in the world to introduce legislation on generative AI mere months after ChatGPT’s big break. Unlike in the U.S., China takes AI regulation very seriously, though of course with censorship they deem dangerous information politically.

A total of 14 LLMs and enterprise applications were recently given the green light by authorities for commercial use, according to local media reports and company announcements including those from smartphone giant Xiaomi, AI specialist Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co and Beijing-based tech unicorn 01.AI, founded by venture capitalist Lee Kai-fu.

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