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by bigbadfeline 2 hours ago
> China is giving away AI for free so it’s harder to make money.

That might've crossed their minds but that wouldn't move their hand, not even a finger. Politics is the primary driver here, here's the deal:

AI is the new Internet

China foresaw a world where they'd be blocked from it and Anthropic's ongoing attempt to block their own country form it shows how right the Chinese were.