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A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and open-source AI start-up Hugging Face found that Chinese open-source AI models captured 17.1% of global downloads between August 2024 and August 2025, surpassing the US share of 15.8% for the first time. The surge is driven largely by DeepSeek and Alibaba’s Qwen models.
Open AI models can be freely downloaded, modified and integrated, making it easier for start-ups to build products and for researchers to advance their work.