about $500 million a year
The six largest Chinese AI labs spend about $500 million a year with American data-labelling companies, according to two founders in the sector who received market-size estimates from Tencent and ByteDance executives (Forbes).
Dated 5 Aug 2026Source checked 15 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 16 Oct 2026Basis: reported
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“En total, los seis principales laboratorios de IA de China gastan cerca de US$500 millones al año con compañías estadounidenses de etiquetado de datos”
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