Every month, hundreds of millions of users come to 'Pinterest' to search for new fashions and styles.There is a page titled 'The Funniest Things,' which features quirky ideas meant to inspire creative people. Examples include Crocs shoes made into flower pots, cheeseburger-shaped eyeshadow, or gingerbread houses made of vegetables.But many who come here may not know that the technology being used behind the scenes is not necessarily American. Pinterest is using Chinese AI models to sharpen its 'Recommendation Engine' (suggestion system).The company's chief, Bill Ready, told me, 'We have turned Pinterest into an AI-powered shopping assistant.'Certainly, this San Francisco-based company...