China's Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K3, the World's Largest Open-Weight Model Rivaling US Leaders

The Globe and Mail—Chinese startup Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3, which the company claims is the world's largest open-weight AI model, demonstrating frontier-level performance it says rivals OpenAI and Anthropic. Silicon Valley engineers expressed significant enthusiasm for the release, with observers calling the model's capabilities a stunning development. Kimi K3's open-source availability means global developers can now build on Chinese AI infrastructure without licensing fees. Separately, reports suggested Trump raised concerns that China may have smuggled an ASML chip-making machine out of Europe, though Dutch experts said a complete unit reaching Beijing was highly unlikely.

• The Globe and Mail — Chinese startup Moonshot closes in on Anthropic with world’s largest open-weight AI model, Kimi K3
• CNBC — Chinese startup Moonshot AI unveils Kimi model it says rivals OpenAI, Anthropic
• Daily Maverick — China’s Moonshot unveils world’s largest open AI model, closing in on US rivals
• Axios — China's open-weight Kimi K3 stunned the AI world with frontier-level benchmark results
• Reuters — Moonshot unveiled the world's largest open AI model, closing in on US frontier rivals
• The Age — ASML makes the world's most complex chip machines; Dutch experts say it's highly unlikely a full unit reached Beijing
• Sydney Morning Herald — Has China got its hands on the world’s most important machine?