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What sparked this monumental shift was a new application developed by the Chinese firm, which has recently become the most downloaded app worldwide. The expenses associated with creating their AI model were notably low at around $6 million. In stark contrast, producing a comparable model in the U.S. would typically exceed $100 million. This has raised eyebrows, as many industry observers previously believed that only large corporations with substantial funds could compete in the AI domain, primarily due to the hefty costs associated with hardware and chip infrastructure.