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Should China aim for the lead in making AI rules for the world?

Chinese institutions are urging Beijing to take the lead in setting global AI rules, citing a governance vacuum exposed by Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model, which sparked a policy debate in the US. The open-weight model, nearly as powerful as top US rivals and much cheaper, has intensified China-US rivalry over AI governance.

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Should China aim for the lead in making AI rules for the world?
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Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 has exposed gaps in global governance, and the first and best will win, Chinese institute says

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Beijing should step in to fill the global “vacuum” in rules on

artificial intelligenceas a Chinese AI model opens up a policy divide in the United States, according to various institutions within China.The calls came after Beijing-based start-up

Moonshot AI launched its Kimi K3 modelearlier this month, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley and the White House.The model is reportedly almost as

powerful as top US rivals and much cheaper.Moonshot, which was founded just three years ago, released the model’s core components on the internet, allowing anyone to download, inspect and customise for free.

Kimi is an open-weight or open-source model, unlike many American closed artificial intelligence models, whose core inner workings are guarded closely by the company that developed them.

AI governance has become a new battleground for China-US rivalry and neither side has ruled out the possibility of dialogue on the issue.

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