“ChinAI #365: Around the Horn (26th episode)” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured linksChinAI #358Most Companion Robots Die by Day 30Release of AI Safety Benchmark Results for Agents (Claw-class) – Q2 2026 EditionThe First Shot in Domestic Compute for Training: Meituan’s LongCat-2.0 Officially ReleasedAmerican AI can no longer hide its ultimate ambition, giving China a major wake-up callAfter hiding it for three months, Anthropic has removed hidden code that identified “Chinese AI”Doubao introduces paid tier, ranging from 68 to 5088 RMB: some people left but there are others who want the price to go upZhipu vs. MiniMax is China’s projection of the Anthropic vs. OpenAI RivalryThe Disappearing Human: is AI taking over the Internet? 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 here & please subscribe here to support ChinAI under a 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 @jjding99 --- First published: July 6th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-365-around-the-horn-26th-episode --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.