Chinese Open‑Weight AI Models Threaten US Dominance, But Open Alternatives Can Counter
China’s Kimi K3 and similar free, open‑weight models are hitting state‑of‑the‑art performance, reviving marginal‑cost concerns for AI providers. The article argues that US frontier labs can stay competitive by fostering open, domestic alternatives, shifting the industry from pure R&D spend to ongoing inference costs tied to revenue.