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Eric Schmidt says China is now just 6 months behind the U.S. in AI

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The former Google CEO explains how China is closing the AI gap, and why he views open-source models as a growing security threat.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-10-28 17:39 · The Hill Technology
    Ex-Google CEO: China is 6 months behind US on AI and has 'infinite energy'
  2. 2026-10-28 09:33 · Fast Company AI
    Eric Schmidt says China is now just 6 months behind the U.S. in AI

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