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With Moonshot’s free Kimi K3, China changes the sovereign AI playbook

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On July 27, China's Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, its most powerful chatbot, for free, according to Rest of World. The decision marks a departure in China's approach to sovereign AI, trading traditional monetization for open access to frontier technology.

Source: https://restofworld.org/2026/china-moonshot-kimi-k3-free-...

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