Imagine a theatrical play where steep cliffs act as a canvas for mesmerizing animations, stages nestled along the riverbank dazzle with twinkling lights, and the audience sits on a drifting boat.
Search giant Baidu's lacklustre unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China's race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a U.S. squeeze on chip imports have hamstrung the country's artificial intelligence ambitions. The highly anticipated preview of "Ernie Bot" last week was limited to a pre-recorded demonstration with simple questions…
The state’s hardening censorship and heavier hand have held back its tech industry; so has entrepreneurs’ reluctance to invest for the long term. It wasn’t always that way.