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A work associate from China told me to try Qwen chat last week, and I’ve been testing it out since. I’m not particularly technical, but I like experimenting with new tools when they cross my path. The image generation quality caught my attention. I generated a sunset beach scene and the lighting and texture details turned out better than I expected from a free tool. I also asked it to pull recent research on AI overuse affecting cognition. It gave me a decent summary covering the correlation between AI reliance and reduced critical thinking, cognitive atrophy, and social connection issues. The summary was clear enough and acknowledged research limitations. Here’s what I’m puzzling over though. Since Qwen has clearly reached this level of capability, why is there a Qianwen app thriving in China while no official international version exists? Is this about technical infrastructure and scaling strategy? Regulatory compliance across different markets? Licensing or partnership barriers? Or something else entirely? It feels like we might be underestimating what Chinese AI models can actually deploy at scale, or there are constraints most of us aren’t seeing from the outside. Does anyone have insight into the international availability situation? submitted by /u/jone003 |
