Saturday, 18 July, 2026
Silicon Valley Shaken: China’s New Open-Source AI Matches Top US Tech
By TechShots Studio
Beijing-based startup Moonshot has launched Kimi K3, an open-source AI model that rivals US leaders OpenAI and Anthropic. K3 topped global charts in coding performance while costing half as much as OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol. Despite strict US chip restrictions, the breakthrough highlights China’s rapidly surging independent tech capabilities, prompting groundless accusations from US competitors of technology "distillation."
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