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Ngor Luong discusses the rise of Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model and China's open AI strategy in the context of U.S.-China competition.

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Ngor Luong joins us to discuss the rapid rise of Chinese startup Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model, China’s open AI strategy, and the implications for U.S.-China competition. Drawing on her recent paper, Two Loops: How China's Open AI Strategy Reinforces Its Industrial Dominance, she examines China's rapidly expanding open AI ecosystem, unpacks the "two loops" framework behind China's AI development strategy, and assesses the implications of the growing global diffusion of Chinese AI models.  Ngor Luong is Senior Policy Analyst on the Technology and Innovation team at the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. She joined this podcast in her personal capacity and not on behalf of the Commission. 

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Guest: Ngor Luong

Topics covered

• Chinese AI
• U.S.-China competition
• Moonshot AI
• open AI strategy
• AI development
• industrial dominance

Keywords

• Moonshot AI
• Kimi K3
• open AI strategy
• U.S.-China competition
• AI ecosystem
• industrial dominance
• Ngor Luong

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moonshot AI, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Books & works: Two Loops: How China's Open AI Strategy Reinforces Its Industrial Dominance

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