Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 22
OpenAI's Brockman Praises Moonshot's Kimi K3, Questions Whether 1 Model Was Distilled
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 22

OpenAI's Brockman Praises Moonshot's Kimi K3, Questions Whether 1 Model Was Distilled

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 22

Summary

  • Greg Brockman said Moonshot AI’s newly released Kimi K3 is “a pretty good model,” calling the Chinese company’s latest system a credible competitor.
  • Brockman said he was unsure whether Kimi K3 had been distilled from OpenAI technology, leaving open questions about how the model was developed.
  • Moonshot’s release of the more advanced Kimi K3 days earlier triggered the assessment, highlighting intensifying competition between U.S. and Chinese AI developers.

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