Kimi K3 Fallout: White House Accuses Moonshot AI of Evading Nvidia Chip Export Controls

Commentary: Panic over Moonshot’s Kimi K3 is a sputnik moment for ‘open’ AI

As reports began swirling that the US was considering a crackdown on Chinese AI models, Silicon Valley revolted. This marks a significant shift, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.

BIS Nominee: Export Controls Must Weigh Both National Security, Economics

Abby Warren, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Bureau of Industry and Security's assistant secretary for export administration, said July 23 that she would seek to ensure that BIS considers both national security and economic concerns when it develops...

$50bn valuation: Chinese AI startup's free model triggers Silicon Valley alarm | The latest National and International News

Getty Images China's Moonshot AI has triggered a tech industry shockwave with its Kimi K3 model, a 2.8 trillion-parameter system that matches leading US AI capabilities. The Beijing-based company will release the model for public download on Monday, intensifying the global race for artificial intelligence dominance. The model's performance on benchmarks has proven comparable to systems from OpenAI and Anthropic, demonstrating that Chinese develo…

Kimi K3 Fallout: White House Accuses Moonshot AI of Evading Nvidia Chip Export Controls

A model that was celebrated as a breakthrough in efficient AI training just five days after launch is now at the center of a U.S.-China trade and technology dispute. Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, publicly accused Chinese AI company Moonshot AI of accessing banned Nvidia chips to train Kimi K3, its 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model. What Kratsios alleges According to the accusation, …