"distributed neural network" is just AI-bro speak, most likely generated by an LLM.
So I would just ignore that whole comment.
What you said is the truth.
Cheap, efficient, fast manufacturing process. I am a software dev, I happen to have worked with Chinese software APIs related to manufacturing and logictics. Move fast and ship broken stuff on monday, and forget to fix it - that is the reality, but somehow people expect they maintain some level of quality now.
Just try working with products like TikTok, their APIs and documentation, the endless headache you will get will show you how they do itterate, but quality is still only barely a factor.
I've worked in the automotive industry, as an embedded dev, some years ago.
The software used by the automotive industry, mostly German-written, is absolutely terrible.
Funnily enough, I've worked with some Chinese mobility startups, and I'd say it's exactly the same. Not worse, not better either.