Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models? – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
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Everyone is worried about Chinese models, but the frontier labs will be fine; we need to enable open U.S. alternatives.
Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models? – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Skip to content Who’s Afraid of Chinese Models? Monday, July 20, 2026 Listen to Podcast Listen to this post : Log in to listen There’s a story I tell about my first day in STRT-431 at Kellogg School of Management, the introductory class that every first-year MBA was required to take; I leafed through the readings and case studies and was dismayed that there weren’t any tech companies on the docket. Me being me, I spoke to the professor after class wondering why, and was told that the goal of the course
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