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China narrows the AI performance gap with U.S. frontier labs

CNBC World says Chinese AI companies have recently improved performance, even as the U.S. retains a key advantage.

Chinese AI firms are making notable progress toward U.S. frontier labs, according to CNBC World.

The outlet characterizes the latest gains as a narrowing of the performance gap, driven by recent leaps by Chinese companies.

Despite that momentum, CNBC World says the United States still holds a major advantage in the AI race.

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