TECHNOLOGYJun 4 · 01:00 UTCSCMP CHINACoco Feng

A Chinese robotics start-up beat Nvidia on a global AI ranking. Is a new tech war brewing?

A Chinese robotics start-up, Spirit AI, outperformed US-based Nvidia on a global AI ranking, highlighting intensifying tech competition between China and the US in embodied AI for robotics. Nvidia recently launched its Cosmos 3 model to advance physical AI capabilities, but Spirit AI's foundation model drew significant attention.

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