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The Man Who Invented Modern AI Just Left Google for Its Rival — And China Is Watching Every Move

The Man Who Invented Modern AI Just Left Google for Its Rival — And China Is Watching Every Move

by Raphael Dudler | Jun 23, 2026 | CHN AI NEWS

$2.7 billion wasn’t enough to keep him. The man who invented modern AI has left Google for OpenAI — and the timing, against the backdrop of America’s worst AI policy week in years, could not be more revealing.

The Same Week America Shut Down Its Best AI Over China — China Gave Its Best AI Away for Free

The Same Week America Shut Down Its Best AI Over China — China Gave Its Best AI Away for Free

by Raphael Dudler | Jun 20, 2026 | CHN AI NEWS

Same week. Two opposite strategies. America restricted its best AI over suspicion. China gave its best AI away — for free, with no restrictions, beating Google in the process.

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