BATs and bots: The battle to cash in on Chinese AI heats up

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BATs and bots: The battle to cash in on Chinese AI heats up

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China’s internet moguls are nothing if not fiercely competitive. Take, for instance, the jockeying for leadership in the market for cloud services. Baidu, the country’s search giant, surprised industry watchers on May 21st when it revealed that revenue from its cloud-computing business…

This story appeared on economist.com, 2025-05-27 15:39:44.