China’s AI Surge Shocks the World | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 20, 2026 · 2m

China’s Kimi K3 AI model is exploding in popularity, crashing sign-up servers with unprecedented demand and positioning itself as the world’s largest open-source AI—packing 2.8 trillion parameters and outperforming rivals right out of the gate. Moonshot AI, its creator, is scrambling to scale infrastructure as global users flock to this powerful, affordable alternative, putting pressure on U.S. tech giants despite chip export restrictions. China’s AI surge isn’t slowing—Alibaba’s Qwen3.8 Max and Zhipu AI’s GLM-5.2 are also gaining traction, signaling a fierce, fast-moving global race for AI…