South Korean media: Top 10 AI open-source projects globally, with China occupying eight spots!
On December 1, the South Korean media "Chosun Ilbo" published an article stating that China not only ensures the world's highest level of competitiveness in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, but also continues to advance the development of related technologies in the field of AI models. Particularly noteworthy is that China is consolidating its leading position in the open-source AI field.
Data released by the global AI performance analysis agency Artificial Analysis shows that among the world's open-source AI systems, the "M2" developed by the Chinese startup Minimax ranks first in comprehensive performance evaluation. This AI system adopts a low-cost and high-efficiency strategy, significantly improving computing efficiency and response speed through the "mixture of experts" approach. This method activates only the parameters required to solve the problem when executing tasks. In this evaluation, eight Chinese AI models, including DeepSeek and Qwen from Alibaba, made it into the top ten worldwide. The only two non-Chinese models (ranked second and ninth respectively) were released by the American company OpenAI through a "partially public" approach.
American technology companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google have adopted a closed strategy, selling AI products through subscription without disclosing their technical details. In contrast, Chinese companies open their AI products, allowing anyone to download and use them. This is seen as a strategy aimed at widely disseminating Chinese AI models and dominating the AI ecosystem.
Recently, Professor Yann LeCun, one of the four giants in the field of artificial intelligence and a professor at New York University, stated at an international conference held in Seoul, Yeongdeungpo, that "most open-source AI now comes from China. In the 1990s, most internet browsers were closed, but they eventually disappeared, replaced by open-source ones. The same process may happen in the field of artificial intelligence."
He said that if American technology companies continue to stick to closed AI models, they might face self-destruction in the long run. The Washington Post reported: "As Chinese companies widely spread open-source AI models, they may have a significant impact on the future direction of global AI technology."
Original: toutiao.com/article/1850269585341451/
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