Catherine Thorbecke

While Moonshot’s Kimi K3 was blowing up online, at China’s biggest artificial intelligence summit in Shanghai, hundreds of humanoid robots clanking around the exhibition hall stole the show.

The next AI race may be more about giving robots something closer to common sense.

The release of Moonshot’s Kimi K3 has spurred plenty of noise in Washington, marked by threats of a crackdown and accusations of stealing. But the signal from Silicon Valley says something different: Open models are becoming essential to AI leadership, and the US is falling behind.

It has forced Silicon Valley to finally admit that open models are a strategic asset.

As reports began swirling that the US was considering a crackdown on Chinese AI models, Silicon Valley revolted. This marks a significant shift, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.

About an hour north of central Beijing, the skyline gives way to the foothills of the Yanshan mountains. Amid the greenery, China is building a vast scientific park as part of its bid to dominate the next era of discovery.

I went into an AI film festival in Tokyo last week expecting slop, and left surprised by how much humanity emanated from the screen.

Bloomberg Opinion's Catherine Thorbecke went to an AI film festival expecting slop, and left surprised by how much humanity emanated from the screen.

If you’re calling Kimi K3 a new “DeepSeek moment,” it only means that you haven’t been paying attention.

The “Dark Side of the Moon” has been in clear view for some time now. I'm referring to the Chinese name for Moonshot, the Beijing-based lab dubbed after the Pink Floyd album, which shocked the world recently with the release of........