Launch more U.S. open models, issue more U.S. visas, build more U.S. data centres, and encourage more U.S. competition — these were some of the panic-tinged solutions swirling online after the Chinese AI firm Moonshot released its Kimi K3 model on July 16.
What Is New
Far from uniting U.S. tech firms, however, the open letter revealed a jagged split when Anthropic did not sign. The Claude-maker instead issued a separate warning stressing the risks of open-weight models, and pushed for chip restrictions against China. Instead of a date, the asker received a mocking response. Altman, triggering both laughter and criticism online.
In September 2024, an X user asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman when a specific AI feature would be released.
“[H]ow about a couple of weeks of gratitude for magic intelligence in the sky, and then you can have more toys soon?” posted Mr.
Relations with users
The success of Kimi is not exclusively a technological triumph; it marks a win in terms of optics as well. Though not named in official missives, Kimi K3 has triggered Big Tech soul-searching in the U.S. as top companies co-sign letters of concern, express sudden support for accessible models, and brainstorm ways to race ahead of China.
The release of Kimi K3 — and later, its model weights — has boosted the company’s standing and its claim to “empower everyone to be superhuman”.
