From MG to Huawei, China startles SA market

Two very different launches in South Africa in the past two weeks provide a superb counterpoint to the furore over the release of China's low-cost AI model

02 February 2025 - 00:00 By ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK

Anyone who thought AI startup DeepSeek (https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2025-01-28-tech-selloff-deepens-as-deepseek-upsets-global-ai-race/) was a flash-in-the-pan of Chinese companies innovating at startling cost-effectiveness is not paying attention.  Two very different launches in South Africa in the past two weeks provided a superb counterpoint to the furore over the release of a low-cost AI model from the East...

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