A great debate A proliferation of Chinese-made AI tools is brewing in Silicon Valley, particularly “open-weight” AI systems that, by some measures, can rival or even surpass some of the best American models. My WIRED colleague Hugo Lowell has written about the Trump administration’s internal debate over how to handle these Chinese models. Among the
Every once in a while, a Chinese company releases a new AI model and Americans freak out. That’s what happened last week when China’s Moonshot AI unveiled the Kimi K3, which surpassed a number of notable benchmarks. By most accounts, the Kimi K3 rivals some leading US models for a fraction of the cost. The
Technology companies like Google have set up important offices in London.Credit: Tim Robberts/Getty When Mythos, an artificial intelligence model from US firm Anthropic, was rolled out to a limited group of companies earlier this year, rumors quickly circulated about the system’s hacking capabilities and cybersecurity threats. True clarity about the power of the model came
I wish I could have gotten to that company early. With AI company valuations acting like rocket ships, it’s easy to play the “what if” game. The reality is that the process is not as simple as writing a check and watching your money multiply many times over. (Although it may seem like it). Take
Sun Valley, the so-called summer camp for billionaires, begins this week in Idaho, and while it’s unfair to blame the conference for all the problems plaguing the media business, it’s not a bad place to start. Organized by investment bank Allen & Co., the off-the-record scheme is famous for generating some of the most historic