America needs to stop getting shocked by Chinese AI

Chinese AI companies recently released large language models (LLMs, AI systems trained on vast amounts of text data) that they claim can compete with top models from American companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, surprising markets and tech industry leaders. The announcement sparked concerns about competition and prompted discussions about whether the US is falling behind in AI development. The article argues that these breakthroughs should not be shocking given ongoing global AI competition.