PALO ALTO, California/HONG KONG -- Nvidia's Jensen Huang recently said China is "not behind" the U.S. in AI. Other American tech giants might disagree.

The biggest tech companies in the U.S. and China are hoping that more capable and independent digital assistants will unlock the commercial potential of AI. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters)
From Google to Alibaba, commercialization is key after the 'DeepSeek shock'