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China's Moonshot launches Kimi K3, world's largest open AI model

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Express Tribune ·

Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, the world's largest open-source AI model, with 1 trillion parameters. The launch comes a month after US regulators restricted Anthropic's models over security concerns. Kimi K3 signals China's narrowing gap with US AI leaders in open-weight models.

Meridian48 take
The timing—right after US export controls on Anthropic models—suggests geopolitical maneuvering as much as technical achievement.
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