#American #AI #startups are increasingly using free, #opensource #Chinese #AImodels, posing a challenge to the dominance of US companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. These Chinese models, such as #DeepSeek’s #R1 and #Alibaba’s #Qwen, are cheaper, more customisable, and approaching the performance of leading US models, highlighting the potential of #opensourceAI. nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/si… #tech #media #news