Article critiques treating US AI advances as inevitable for China, tracing 'Copy to China' failures from 90s product clones to modern concept hype. It highlights how arbitrage exploits anxiety without verification or localization. Warns AI era amplifies this by targeting ordinary users' fears.
Key Points
- 1.90s 'Copy to China' failed due to China's lacking PC/telecom infrastructure vs US.
- 2.Evolved to 2.0: Copying unproven concepts like Groupon amid China's 5000+ sites.
- 3.AI amplifies via anxiety vending: Translate US news with alarmist titles for traffic.
Impact Analysis
Prompts AI founders to validate trends locally, avoiding hype-driven misinvestments in mismatched models.