Kai-Fu Lee: The gap in AI technology between China and the U.S. has narrowed to 3 months

Former Google Greater China President Kaifu Lee stated that due to the innovations of mainland startups like DeepSeek, the gap in artificial intelligence (AI) technology between China and the United States has narrowed to just three months. He pointed out that the technological restrictions in the U.S. have instead accelerated innovation among mainland companies, with firms like DeepSeek even leading the U.S. in certain core technologies. Kaifu Lee predicts that in the future, there will be an oligopoly competition among DeepSeek, Alibaba, and ByteDance, emphasizing the rapid development and innovative capabilities of mainland China in the field of AI