“ChinAI #328: The Cold Reality for Chinese AI Start-ups” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured linksThe Realities of AI Start-ups in 2025PhD in theoretical computer scienceChina's Big AI Diffusion Plan is Here. Will it Work?ChinAI full translationTaiwan’s “silicon shield” could be weakeningWorking with US CAISI and UK AISI to build more secure AI systemsSilicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show Thank you for reading and engaging These are Jeff Ding's (sometimes) weekly translations of Chinese-language musings on AI and related topics. Jeff is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. Check out the archive of all past issues&nbsp;here&nbsp;&amp; please&nbsp;subscribe here&nbsp;to support ChinAI under a&nbsp;Guardian/Wikipedia-style tipping model (everyone gets the same content but those who can pay for a subscription will support access for all). Any suggestions or feedback? Let me know at [email protected] or on Twitter at&nbsp;@jjding99 --- First published: September 15th, 2025 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-328-the-cold-reality-for-chinese --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:<img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPzu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F883fd3f5-44ac-46c5-8825-ce4ccfaa4e23_1348x682.png" alt="Comparative table showing AI pricing and business models between China and US. The table outlines key differences in: - B2C price rates - AI company annual recurring revenue - B2C yearly fees - B2B procurement budgets The data highlights significantly higher prices and revenue figures in the US market compared to China, with multiples ranging from 3-100 times difference. Source citations from 2024 industry reports are included at the bottom." style="max-width: 100%;" />Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.