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Re:Qwen3.8 is launching and going open-weight soon by derektank on Sunday July 19, 2026 @12:02PM (#48969292)
Those Chinese companies are being funded by a substantial amount of government financing, I think at least 20% has come directly from state owned investment firms or government entities and probably more now. You obviously lose precision when you’re talking in sweeping terms like “China” but I don’t think it’s entirely unreasonable in this case. The Chinese government is playing a much more direct role in AI investment and research than other nations.
Re:Qwen3.8 is launching and going open-weight soon by glimshe on Sunday July 19, 2026 @12:40PM (#48969597)
Nonetheless, the government isn't giving it away either. If China had a monopoly on the technology, or simply winning in quality, open weight models would never have seen the light of the day.

I just want to dispell the silly notion of altruism from China in this conversation.

Re:Qwen3.8 is launching and going open-weight soon by rikima_ on Sunday July 19, 2026 @09:47PM (#48973535)
Bad chyna