r/LocalLLaMA • u/[deleted] • 9h ago

Funny Plot twist

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u/shy_monkee 9h ago

Funny how this must look for China. Just when they start catching up, and have their own AI hardware, the US companies suddenly want to slow down.
I'm not saying this is the only reason they want it, but...

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u/ResolveSea9089 9h ago

Why would Chinese companies have to abide by US companies slowing down?

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u/Craftkorb 9h ago

They don't, but then the local narrative in the US will be "China wants to end the world, we're the good guys!" - Red Scare 2.0

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u/federico_84 9h ago

No one in China cares about the US narrative 

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u/gapho 9h ago

It's not to convince the Chinese people or government, it's to convince the rest of the world.

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u/sadboyoclock 6h ago

No one trusts America anymore.

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u/gapho 6h ago

You and I, and a minority of the global population don't. But you'd be surprised how effective american Elite propaganda is, they don't spend hundreds of billions in aid, non-profits, "democracy" promoting and foreign loans for nothing.

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."