Prof G Markets · Sunday, November 1, 2026
Reflection CEO Misha Laskin pushed back on the framing of Chinese AI models as malicious 'dumping,' arguing instead that the proliferation of strong open-weight models from China acts as a positive 'gift' for Western developers and startups by driving down costs and fueling innovation.
“First, I actually disagree with the premise of AI dumping and it somehow being negative for the Western markets. I think— Yeah, I kind of agree as well. I'm sort of framing it.”
“So they gave us a gift, right? Like, so it's whatever their intentions were, they gave us a gift.”