Making sense of the panic over Chinese AI | TechCrunch
On the latest episode of Equity, we discussed why Moonshot AI's Kimi seemed to panic Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
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The launch of Moonshot AI's Kimi model reignited debates about American competitiveness in AI and the merits of open versus proprietary models, echoing prior panics over Chinese AI like DeepSeek. OpenAI and Anthropic have reportedly lobbied regulators in Washington, D.C., expressing concern about open Chinese models. The article highlights that these reactions may be overblown, with some in Silicon Valley expecting a disruptive event that hasn't yet materialized.