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China shifts GenAI race to open-source models as Moonshot AI launches Kimi K3

China shifts GenAI race to open-source models as Moonshot AI launches Kimi K3

Beijing-based startup Moonshot AI has launched Kimi K3, a large language model (LLM) with multimodal and long-context reasoning capabilities. This move reflects a broader shift in China's artificial intelligence strategy, with competitors including DeepSeek, Alibaba's Qwen, and Z.ai's GLM also advancing their own models.

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