Moonshot apologises after Kimi K3.1 Pro roll-out stumbles as promotional scrutiny widens

Moonshot AI apologised on Monday for rate limits and "unnecessary quota consumption" on the subscription plan for its Kimi K3.1 Pro model, which the Chinese start-up said in an X post: "We're sorry for the rate limits and unnecessary quota consumption on the K3.1 Pro subscription plan." In a separate Chinese-language notice, Moonshot said it took responsibility for the botched roll-out, which has also drawn scrutiny of its promotional practices and cybersecurity measures.

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI, developer of the popular Kimi series, apologised on Monday for limiting customers’ use of its latest model, in a botched roll-out that has also invited scrutiny over its promotional practices and cybersecurity measures. “We’re sorry for the rate limits and unnecessary quota consumption on the K3.1 Pro subscription plan,” Moonshot said in a post on its X account. In a separate Chinese-language notice, it said it took responsibility for the...