China narrowing AI gap with US - Chinadaily.com.cn

Artificial intelligence models developed in China by Alibaba, Moonshot AI and Z.ai are increasingly appearing near the top of global rankings, according to a report from chinadaily.com.cn. The article carries the headline 'China narrowing AI gap with US' and appears on the outlet's global edition.

According to the article, Zhang said the gap has narrowed from two to three years to about two to three months since DeepSeek's breakthrough. The report presents the global rankings and the Artificial Analysis composite tests as the basis for that assessment. It names Alibaba, Moonshot AI and Z.ai as the developers of models appearing near the top.

The article attributes the two-to-three-month figure to Zhang Yaqin of Tsinghua University and frames the change as having taken place since DeepSeek's breakthrough. It does not state which specific models scored above DeepSeek on the Artificial Analysis composite tests, or when those results were recorded. The only companies named in the report are Alibaba, Moonshot AI and Z.ai, and the only individual quoted is Zhang Yaqin of Tsinghua University.