China's AI ambitions face hurdles despite patent lead

Significance

However, these numbers tell only part of the story, as China’s AI supremacy also depends on access to data, computing power and the development of economically viable applications.

Impacts

• China’s inability to compete directly with OpenAI and similar models will constrain domestic companies’ development.
• Export controls will drive the adoption of Chinese AI across domestic industries.
• Chinese companies and authorities may shape alternative development paths for AI in response to further export controls.