Chinese AI agent outperforms Anthropic’s Claude Code in autonomous research

A Chinese artificial intelligence system has outperformed Anthropic's Claude Code in autonomous research tasks, marking a significant shift in the global AI competition and suggesting that China's technological capabilities may be narrowing the gap with American leaders in this critical field. The benchmark results, which measured how effectively each system could independently conduct research and solve complex problems, have drawn attention from major technology outlets and raise fresh questions about the trajectory of AI development outside Silicon Valley. The finding could reshape how investors and policymakers assess the competitive landscape at a moment when the U.S. government has made AI supremacy a national priority.

South China Morning Post·2d ago