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China’s investors double down on AI frontrunners as StepFun raises RMB 5 billion
The raise underscores consolidation taking shape across China’s AI sector.
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Foundation and Large Models
The startup sees the next evolution in video generation coming from models that understand space, logic, and time.
His work on reinforcement learning and embodied agents is part research, part startup, and all about learning by doing.
The V3.2 lineup marks a push for parity with Western rivals while cutting compute costs through novel architectural design.
CEO He Xiaopeng views Xpeng’s platform as the foundation for next-generation mobility and embodied systems.
It’s price and performance, not geography, that now dictates AI adoption.
The automaker is aiming to balance its partnership with Huawei as it asserts control over its smart mobility future.
Depending on the metric, each player can claim the lead, but the truer test may be how many customers stay and pay.
Describing VLA models as “relatively dumb,” he outlined an alternative approach to embodied intelligence.