Chinese AI built off open-source code has matched American technology in recent chatbot benchmark tests. The AI boom, which began in the United States with the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, has seen rapid advancements as Chinese companies leverage open-source AI code. This allows other users to build upon, iterate, and improve existing AI technology. Researchers believe that open-source AI has significantly helped China catch up to global leaders. New benchmarks, such as Galileo's latest Hallucination Index, reveal that open-source AI models are rapidly closing the performance gap with proprietary giants, potentially reshaping the AI landscape.