Musk and Zhipu's Tang Clash Over China's AI Timeline After GLM-5.2 Ranks Second Globally
On X, a disagreement arose between Elon Musk and Tang Jie, CEO of Zhipu AI, regarding the timeline for China's development of a competitor to Anthropic's Fable 5, the leading AI model globally. Musk estimated that this could happen by the first quarter of next year, while Tang countered that it "won't take that long." This discussion came after Zhipu unveiled GLM-5.2, a model with 744 billion parameters, which achieved second place in Code Arena's rankings for front-end coding skills, just behind Fable 5. Additionally, the launch elevated Zhipu to the position of the third-best AI lab worldwide, following Anthropic and OpenAI, as reported by the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
Key facts
- Musk projected China could produce a rival to Fable 5 by Q1 next year.
- Tang replied it 'won't take that long.'
- Zhipu's GLM-5.2 has 744 billion parameters.
- GLM-5.2 ranked No. 2 globally on Code Arena for front-end coding.
- GLM-5.2 trails only Anthropic's Fable 5.
- Zhipu became the world's third-best AI lab behind Anthropic and OpenAI.
- Ranking based on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
- Musk is founder of xAI, Tesla, and SpaceX.
Entities
Institutions
- Zhipu AI
- Anthropic
- OpenAI
- xAI
- Tesla
- SpaceX
- Code Arena
- Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Locations
- China
- United States
- Silicon Valley