“ChinAI #358: Around the Horn (25th episode)” by Jeffrey Ding

Featured linksChinAI #35010,000-character deep dive | ModelBest: at the limits of efficiency, continuously traversing the AGI cyclesNow it’s your turn to foot the bill for (ByteDance’s) DoubaoYoung AI professionals face “debt collection” from former employersRelease of Results for the AI Safety Benchmark (Q1 2026)AI PPT, this time, you really don’t need revisionsChinese Universities Discontinue Over 5,000 Majors in Five YearsUnderstanding China through DeepSeek’s Triple-Jump ValuationLeiphone Detectives Vol. 7 [AI情报局]ChinAI #354People’s Daily Commentary: What Signal Does the Halting of the Manus Acquisition Send? 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: May 11th, 2026 Source: https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-358-around-the-horn-25th-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.