Zheng Yongnian at CUHK-Shenzhen says ‘excessive nationalism would be detrimental for China in the fiercer tech competition down the road’.
China has achieved a milestone with DeepSeek's AI models, which are competitive but cheaper than those of US tech giants. However, academic Zheng Yongnian warns against excessive nationalism, emphasizing that the US still leads in AI. He highlights gaps in China's chip technology and data quality, urging caution against complacency despite state media praise for DeepSeek.
