China Bypasses Chip Blockades With Open-Source AI
Published: September 2, 2026
Duration: 6:04
This episode examines how open-weight models from Alibaba, Tencent, and DeepSeek passed a 60 percent share on OpenRouter, why they cost 60 to 90 percent less than U.S. models, and how Washington is shifting export controls from chips to software. Produced and provided by lawyer Kyungjin Kim.
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