# East AI vs. West AI

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2024-11-09
- **Theme:** Other — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/
- **Source:** Why Decentralized AI Needs Cosmos: Greg Osuri of Akash Explains (The Interop)
- **Watch at:** 00:51:32 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_gGBRqzxrQ&t=3092s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/2024-11-09-east-ai-vs-west-ai-ss55/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "East AI vs. West AI," Why Decentralized AI Needs Cosmos: Greg Osuri of Akash Explains (The Interop), 9 Nov 2024, 00:51:32. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_gGBRqzxrQ&t=3092s

## Quote — verbatim

> I think there's going to be a very fascinating East AI and West AI. I'm obviously bullish \[on\] West AI because we're more free people in general — I think freedom in thought is very important for innovation. West innovates, China replicates, and Europe regulates.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

On export controls pushing China to indigenous chips (Huawei at 7nm, rumored 5nm) and locally specialized models (image/video, surveillance-driven).