Notes from inside China's AI labs - by Nathan Lambert - Interconnects AI

Everyone says you need the best AI tool to stay competitive. But "best" is relative — and what's happening inside China's AI labs right now proves it. Researchers studying Chinese AI companies disc

Everyone says you need the best AI tool to stay competitive.

But "best" is relative — and what's happening inside China's AI labs right now proves it.


Researchers studying Chinese AI companies discovered something surprising: businesses there are winning with AI not by buying expensive software, but by building practical workflows around cheaper, leaner models.

Sound familiar? You've probably been sold the opposite story — that you need the premium tool, the enterprise license, the full suite.

You don't.


The real insight here isn't about China. It's about what drives AI adoption in any market. Companies that succeed aren't chasing the most powerful tool. They're solving one specific, painful, repetitive problem — and proving it works before spending more.

That's the approach that sticks. That's what your team will actually use.


This week, write down the one task in your business that eats time but requires no real judgment. Data entry, first-draft emails, scheduling follow-ups. That's your starting point. One task. One free or low-cost tool. Measure the time saved over 30 days.

That's your AI win — without touching what already works.


What's the one repetitive task in your business you'd eliminate tomorrow if you could?

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There's a much-touted hypothesis that the Chinese AI market will be smaller because Chinese companies don't tend to pay for software – thus, never ...