There is a great opportunity for totalitarian and authoritarian regimes (China and UAE so far) to create commercially usable and free LLMs that work significantly better than alternatives (backed by large amounts of government money).
Over time, as they get used in more and more products, these LLMs can become more 'aligned' to these regimes way of thinking.
There are no Chinese companies that are not part of the Chinese government.
Over time, as they get used in more and more products, these LLMs can become more 'aligned' to these regimes way of thinking.
There are no Chinese companies that are not part of the Chinese government.
This is a new kind of cultural soft power.