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When Americans choose Chinese AI

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According to Rest of World, American developers are increasingly choosing DeepSeek, a Chinese AI tool, for routine tasks like email and documentation. The economics are straightforward: when the work is mundane, premium prices for best-in-class AI become difficult to defend.

Source: https://restofworld.org/2026/when-americans-choose-chines...

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