Chinese open-source AI community

Chinese developers are building open-source AI model-sharing platforms that aim to replicate what Hugging Face has done for the global machine-learning community. The emerging platforms hope to host models, datasets and tools for China's fast-growing AI sector, offering a domestic hub as Chinese firms face limits on access to foreign services. The race highlights how geopolitics and sanctions are pushing China's AI ecosystem toward self-sufficiency, with several startups competing to become the country's standard hub for open AI research.