# Q&A with Kai-Fu Lee on China's open-model advantage, AI's impact on jobs, US export restrictions on chips, Chinese AI's role in developing countries, and more (Mishal Husain/Bloomberg) — retained record

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<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260905/p6#a260905p6" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Mishal Husain / <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-kai-fu-lee-weekend-interview/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4ODU2NDY4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzg5MTY5NDg5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUS1RQV0tLSVVQUzgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI4OUM4OTNDMDhGOTQ0NThDQkQwQTQyREY1RDFCOTY0QyJ9.nLBC-9yf4-nPwNS-uFqtGKEZT4W6X3MXMOQKHqeF4Ws">Q&amp;A with Kai-Fu Lee on China's open-model advantage, AI's impact on jobs, US export restrictions on chips, Chinese AI's role in developing countries, and more</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Chinese AI companies are rapidly closing the gap with US rivals, even after years of restrictions on their access to advanced chips.</p>
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