DeepSeek has taught AI startups a lesson automakers learned years ago
Wired: Sue Helper, the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics at Weatherhead School of Management, discussed China’s strategic investment approach—targeting critical industries with sustained funding, unlike the U.S., which shifts priorities. She said Chinese firms benefit from close ties between government, private sector and military, enabling rapid AI advancements, mirroring past successes in autos, batteries and steel.

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