Does Kimi K3 change the distillation debate?
Summary
Kimi K3's recent ranking challenges the notion that Chinese AI models rely heavily on distillation from US models, as it was released soon after Fable 5 and GPT-5.6. The article suggests Kimi K3 reflects substantial Chinese innovation.
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