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Giant models grab headlines, but some Chinese start-ups bet on smaller phone-ready AI

As the global artificial intelligence race pushes the limits of scale with massive, trillion-parameter models, a parallel contest is heating up over smaller systems. Instead of relying on sprawling, power-hungry cloud data centres, a growing number of tech companies in China and elsewhere are turning to lightweight models designed to run entirely on smartphones or laptops. Proponents said this localised approach would be a game-changer, promising faster processing, enhanced data privacy and...

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Published: 16 July 2026
Source: SCMP Tech (HK/CN)
Category: News
Topics: Privacy
Retrieved: 17 July 2026

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ethics.ai (16 July 2026), “Giant models grab headlines, but some Chinese start-ups bet on smaller phone-ready AI,” evidence record 11275, https://ethics.ai/record/11275 (originally published by SCMP Tech (HK/CN)).

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