Chinese AI "Kimi": Open-source models are approaching the cutting edge

CEO Yang Zhilin of Chinese company Moonshot AI, the developer of the generative AI “Kimi K2.5,” said on March 17 that open-source models are closing in on the very cutting edge. Moonshot AI has adopted an open-source approach, and it has shown a willingness to stand up to U.S. AI, which is dominated by closed-source models. (Note: This article is translated from a Japanese original.)

Yang Zhilin attended Nvidia’s annual technology event “GTC” held in San Jose, California, in the United States. He delivered a speech themed “How We Scaled Kimi K2.5.” Since its release in January, Kimi K2.5 has drawn a lot of attention for its high performance.

Yang Zhilin pointed out that one of our goals is to build better open-source models. We believe in the democratization of intelligence. He also emphasized the advantages, saying that it is not used as a black box, but that all the contents of the model can be accessed.

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