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"Traces China's AI ecosystem from early commercial deployment to global diffusion. It traces the foundations of Chinese AI, the governance architecture built around it, the engineering adaptations forced by constraints, the launch of consumer services, and the spread of Chinese models and regulatory frameworks into Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Baidu serves as a recurring thread, from search-era recommendation systems to Ernie Bot's approval in the first batch of consumer generative AI services on August 31, 2023."--Publisher,