Chinese AI, explained
Short, sourced background for readers outside China. Each explainer lists its sources and the date we last checked them.
- What does “AIGC” mean?AIGC is the everyday Chinese industry term for generative AI. Chinese regulations use a different, formal term.
- Who are China’s “six AI tigers”?A Chinese media label for six foundation-model startups: Zhipu AI, Moonshot AI, MiniMax, Baichuan, StepFun and 01.AI.
- China’s generative AI rules, explainedFour rules shape how AI services reach users in China: algorithm recommendation, deep synthesis, generative AI services and content labeling.
- Chinese AI glossaryThe fixed English renderings AIGC.NEWS uses for common Chinese AI terms, rules and industry vocabulary.
- How Chinese model releases usually happenWhere Chinese labs publish weights, prices and announcements, and which of those count as primary evidence.