China and North Korea Reportedly Implementing AI Education
China providing DeepSeek courses, North Korea implementing ChatGPT research education
Our Thoughts:
- China and North Korea investing in populational AI fluency
- Japan considers relaxing privacy standards to aid AI development
- Apple supports domestic AI infrastructure with $500B investment in US manufacturing
Corporate and state investments in AI’s future continue to pour in from all corners of the world, and even the most conservative of players are weighing their options. Various universities across China have announced or already begun providing DeepSeek courses to students. The world’s second largest economy seeks to advance its impressive momentum in a race for AI dominance while equipping its youth for an AI-fluent future. China’s investment in AI education should help inspire future startups to bolster the country’s position in the global race for AI dominance.
Meanwhile, China’s ally to the east has also revealed its efforts to raise an AI-fluent population. A North Korean state-sponsored program announced active AI education efforts, including researchers’ utilization of ChatGPT. Given the totalitarian regime’s extreme restrictions on internet usage, use of the San Francisco-based AI service comes as a relative surprise. The country has criticized the West’s distrust of Chinese AI services, and the extent to which North Korean researchers are employing American automation is unknown. OpenAI recently removed North Korean accounts suspected of creating fake job candidates to gain remote employment roles for surveillance purposes.
Still further east, Japan is weighing its strict personal privacy protections against the possibility of falling behind the world’s economic powers in a race from which it’s largely been sidelined. The nation’s strong personal information protection laws make large-batch data gathering especially challenging, with such data being vital for effective AI learning. Government fines currently disincentivize developers from violating data-collection restrictions, but the Japanese Personal Information Protection Commission is looking into reduction avenues that could allow for greater domestic AI involvement. Japan will need to weigh two of its strong cultural values against one another in a debate over privacy versus ambition.
Continuing across the Pacific, US corporate investment in AI infrastructure received a massive domestic boost with Apple’s $500 billion commitment to US-based manufacturing over the next 4 years. Apple’s press release included plans for expanded Apple Intelligence server manufacturing through a new Houston plant. The world’s most valuable company (as of 2/26/2025) is often criticized for its reliance on foreign manufacturing, and the domestic investment is sure to bolster domestic confidence in its ongoing AI endeavors.
Every corner of the globe appears poised to leap into the AI race. With such intense international efforts put into emerging technologies, consumers win in the wake of intense competition. Those who stand the most to gain from advancing AI support are business owners looking to capitalize on new automation capabilities. Avonix is your chaperone to AI’s promised potential, uncovering opportunities for lean operations and optimal efficiency. Take full advantage of exponential automation advancement with Avonix AI services and ride the wave to new business possibilities.