Moonshot AI founder Yang Zhilin has become the face of China’s AI boom after the release of his new model that appears to narrow the lead held by US companies.

Kimi K3 drew excitement from industry insiders, with some evoking a 2025 release from China's DeepSeek that shook assumptions of US dominance in AI.

The company says its model outperforms some cutting-edge U.S. systems, the latest sign that Chinese labs can rival American counterparts | World News