China Bypasses Chip Blockades With Open-Source AI

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. Follow on Apple Podcasts: China AI, Robotics & Semiconductor Briefing: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-ai-robotics-semiconductor-briefing/id1896911295 Related show: Daily AI News from Seoul: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-ai-news-from-seoul/id1896911525