China’s Tech Sector is Facing a Lag
The introduction of OpenAI’s text-to-video model, Sora. On the 16th of February has made China question itself and the tech gap.
In response to Sora, Chinese researchers have concerns regarding their position when it comes to being in the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape. China’s shock to the tech gap it is facing only highlights the question of “where is China today in the tech world?” The reveal in this case the lag China is currently facing when it comes to generative AI.
AI is Lagging in China
China’s endeavors in generative AI have been hindered by the advancements made outside of the country, this puts the nation in a position where there is a lag in technology. Although China’s ambitions to influence nations with its massive data reserves when it comes to AI development underscores the capabilities as a nation, the gap between China’s AI members and their American competitor members is widening. This raises more questions about Beijing’s internet governance model and its capabilities in nurturing innovation.
What is China Facing Now
Although China has excelled in unveiling its Large language models (LLMs) though its tech giants such as Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba, it can’t compare to the complexity of Sora, and this is mainly due to the architectures such as the Bytedance’s in- house tools, on the other hand, are still facing quality and fidelity problems.
Efforts to replicate Sora and its capabilities is still an unmatched issue for China, as it faces hurdles in chips advancements, live quality data, and talents to face competitors overseas. China’s tech market has been facing isolations and challenged in procurement of hardware. Along with other issues such as data acquisition and talent recruitment.
India it’s Time to Shine
Beijing’s AI entrepreneurs are still looking at a cup half full. This doesn’t necessarily mean that China isn’t in danger to be replaced by India.
India is currently undergoing the transformation of the century, with several companies such as Apple are expanding their operations to India. Let us not forget Tesla CEO Elon Musk had mentioned in June of last year that the American EV giant company is ready and willing to invest in India “as soon as humanly possible.”
Being the fifth largest economy worldwide, India is catching the eye of investors. With growth and investments, comes growth to different sectors in this case the tech sector of India. With all eyes on it, it’s going to be given opportunities that no country has seen.
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