9.23.2023

China's Rising LLM Wave: The Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Predictions in the AI Arena


  • China accounts for 40% of the global volume of LLM.
  • However, it slightly lags behind the US, whose share is already 50%.
  •  China's enthusiasm for generative AI, sparked by OpenAI's ChatGPT, has led to a surge in product announcements from various tech firms.
  • The country now hosts around 130 large language models (LLMs), making up 40% of the global market, second only to the US.
  • Despite the growth, investors are concerned about the similarities between offerings, increasing costs, and the lack of sustainable business models.
  • US-China tensions have impacted the AI sector in China, with fewer US funds investing and AI chip shortages becoming problematic.
  • Esme Pau from Macquarie Group predicts a shakeup in the sector with price wars and the phasing out of less capable LLMs in the coming year.
  • Opinions vary on which firms will dominate the market, but there's a belief that major tech giants like Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu have the edge due to their established ecosystems.
  • Tony Tung of Gobi Partners GBA highlights that many startups in the space are struggling, with investors now showing more caution than earlier in the year.

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