{"id":21753,"date":"2026-01-28T15:37:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/china-lags-behind-us-at-ai-frontier-but-could-quickly-catch-up-say-experts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:37:42","slug":"china-lags-behind-us-at-ai-frontier-but-could-quickly-catch-up-say-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/china-lags-behind-us-at-ai-frontier-but-could-quickly-catch-up-say-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"China lags behind US at AI frontier but could quickly catch up, say experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing\u2019s AI policy is focused on real-life applications but Chinese companies are beginning to articulate their own grand visions<\/p>\n<p>Standing on stage in the eastern China tech hub of Hangzhou, Alibaba\u2019s normally media-shy CEO made an attention-grabbing announcement. \u201cThe world today is witnessing the dawn of an AI-driven intelligent revolution,\u201d Eddie Wu told a developer conference in September. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/aug\/09\/its-missing-something-agi-superintelligence-and-a-race-for-the-future\">Artificial general intelligence<\/a> (AGI) will not only amplify human intelligence but also unlock human potential, paving the way for the arrival of artificial superintelligence (ASI).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ASI, Wu said, \u201ccould produce a generation of \u2018super scientists\u2019 and \u2018full-stack super engineers\u2019\u201d, who would \u201ctackle unsolved scientific and engineering problems at unimaginable speeds\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jan\/28\/china-lags-behind-us-at-ai-frontier-but-could-quickly-catch-up-say-experts\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8cc6bbd0024f4ba8485616485bd55f9c34d98452\/538_0_4167_3333\/master\/4167.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=8a65da3b67d31d9be700f1d783105527\" title=\"China lags behind US at AI frontier but could quickly catch up, say experts\" \/>Beijing\u2019s AI policy is focused on real-life applications but Chinese companies are beginning to articulate their own grand visions<br \/>\nStanding on stage in the eastern China tech hub of Hangzhou, Alibaba\u2019s normally media-shy CEO made an attention-grabbing announcement. \u201cThe world today is witnessing the dawn of an AI-driven intelligent revolution,\u201d Eddie Wu told a developer conference in September. \u201cArtificial general intelligence (AGI) will not only amplify human intelligence but also unlock human potential, paving the way for the arrival of artificial superintelligence (ASI).\u201d<br \/>\nASI, Wu said, \u201ccould produce a generation of \u2018super scientists\u2019 and \u2018full-stack super engineers\u2019\u201d, who would \u201ctackle unsolved scientific and engineering problems at unimaginable speeds\u201d. 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