When AI Companies Fight for 'Definition Rights': What Lies Beyond Involution?

In the AI world, the power to define things is like the seal of the martial arts alliance leader. Whoever first shouts out the name "Agentic Phone" can stake a claim in consumers' minds; whoever proposes an alternative metric to tokens gets the whole industry running on their narrative. At this year's WAIC 2026, my biggest takeaway wasn't about how explosive the specs were, but rather that companies like Baidu, Huawei, and StepFun are all scrambling for that seal—they aren't fighting over products, but over the right to interpret "what counts as progress."