# Yang Zhilin, the rock star founder behind China’s Moonshot AI

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/yang-zhilin-the-rock-star-founder-behind-chinas-moonshot-ai-5qs2>
> Published: 2026-07-24 15:00:02+00:00

# Yang Zhilin, the rock star founder behind China’s Moonshot AI

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[Financial Times Technology](https://www.ft.com/technology)Known as ‘Yang the genius’ by classmates, his new K3 model has closed the gap with leading US rivals

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