Blacklisted by the U.S. and backed by Beijing, this Chinese AI startup has caught OpenAI's attention

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Blacklisted by the U.S. and backed by Beijing, this Chinese AI startup has caught OpenAI's attention

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OpenAI is putting a spotlight on an under-the-radar artificial intelligence startup that it believes is on the "front line" of China's race to lead the world in AI — and its not DeepSeek.
In a blog post on Wednesday, the company wrote that Beijing-backed Zhipu AI has made "notable…

This story appeared on cnbc.com, 2025-06-26 06:54:35.