Chinese AI models from DeepSeek, Qwen, and Moonshot are cheaper, more adaptable, and nearly as capable as leading US platforms, raising competitive concerns.

Rapid AI adoption is driving layoffs across Silicon Valley, while engineers in China appear more insulated from the wave of AI-related job cuts.

President Trump has appointed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Oracle's Larry Ellison to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), co-chaired by AI czar David Sacks, while notably excluding Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

Viral AI assistant Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) gains widespread adoption in Silicon Valley despite privacy concerns, as users let it manage daily tasks autonomously.

Silicon Valley is pouring money into the dream of recursive self-improvement, with startup Ricursive Intelligence, founded by ex-Google researchers, reaching a $4 billion valuation to build AI that can improve itself.