At Beijing AI-themed bar, DeepSeek tokens come with the pints

AI and alcohol have three main similarities, according to Beijing bar owner Song De: hallucinations, bubbles and distillation. As AI enthusiasm sweeps across China, Song hopes his bar can ride the wave. He opened AGI Bar, named after the concept of artificial general intelligence where AI systems surpass human intelligence, last year in Zhongguancun, the capital’s high-tech neighbourhood in Haidian district. It is now a hub for Beijing’s AI developers, investors and students.

“You’ll see ‌people sitting around ⁠a table ⁠coming from different labs, competing companies, and different universities, all chatting about industry trends right here,” said Song,