The most important AI story is happening in a place you've never heard of
The most important AI story in the world is happening in a place you’ve never heard ofArnaud BertrandSep 14, 2026∙ Paid1401627ShareHave you ever heard of Ulanqab prefecture, a small (by China’s standards) jurisdiction of 1.5 million people lost in the middle of the Inner Mongolian steppe? Didn’t think so.In fact, when I asked my wife, who is Chinese and travelled almost everywhere in China - including twice in Inner Mongolia with me - she herself had never heard about it. So it’s fair to say this place isn’t exactly a household name, even in China.This is because, by any standard, this place is pretty unremarkable.
- ▪The most important AI story in the world is happening in a place you’ve never heard ofArnaud BertrandSep 14, 2026∙ Paid1401627ShareHave you ever heard of Ulanqab prefecture, a small (by China’s standards) jurisdiction of 1.5 million people
- ▪Didn’t think so.In fact, when I asked my wife, who is Chinese and travelled almost everywhere in China - including twice in Inner Mongolia with me - she herself had never heard about it.
- ▪So it’s fair to say this place isn’t exactly a household name, even in China.This is because, by any standard, this place is pretty unremarkable.
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| Publication time | Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:18 +0000 |
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The most important AI story in the world is happening in a place you’ve never heard ofArnaud BertrandSep 14, 2026∙ Paid1401627ShareHave you ever heard of Ulanqab prefecture, a small (by China’s standards) jurisdiction of 1.5 million people lost in the middle of the Inner Mongolian steppe? Didn’t think so.In fact, when I asked my wife, who is Chinese and travelled almost everywhere in China - including twice in Inner Mongolia with me - she herself had never heard about it. So it’s fair to say this place isn’t exactly a household name, even in China.This is because, by any standard, this place is pretty unremarkable. Check its Wikipedia page and you’ll see the only thing it’s famous for is being the birthplace of He Pingping, who briefly held the Guinness record for world’s shortest man.
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