Artficial Intelligence

The Guardian - Chinese AI labs reportedly narrow the frontier-model gap by purchasing the same training data used by leading U.S. developers rather than relying solely on domestic resources. A Forbes investigation says firms including Tencent source data through U.S. labeling companies such as Mercor and Surge AI, whose customers include Anthropic and U.S. government agencies. The report estimates the data supply chain is worth about $500 million and highlights growing scrutiny over cross-border AI infrastructure and data procurement.