THE ALL-STAR CHINESE AI CONVERSATION OF 2026

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Tsinghua University and Zhipu co-hosted AGI-Next, a summit for frontier AI, in Beijing on January 10. The event included a series of keynotes by notable figures in the Chinese AI industry. This post contains a translated transcript of the event, revealing a fascinating conversation about the AI landscape in China that covers the technical side, corporate dynamics, as well as the future envisioned by China's industry Titans. The event took an honest look at whether China's open-source leadership has actually narrowed the technology gap with the US, China's emerging AI-for-business paradigm, and what it will take for Chinese researchers to take riskier bets.