Researcher slams 'sovereign AI' model launch as marketing, urges self-hosting Kimi

Researcher Elie Bakouch slammed a 'sovereign AI' model launch as pure marketing including its benchmarks, recommending users self-host Kimi K3.1 Pro instead, while noting Kimi's weights remain closed though it works with techniques like reflection beam.

2026-10-29 ~ 2026-10-29 · 3 related posts

• Researcher slams model release as 'marketing bullshit', says hosting Kimi K3.1 Pro would be better — eliebakouch · 2026-10-29
• Researcher slams 'sovereign AI' model launch as marketing, says self-hosting Kimi beats it — eliebakouch · 2026-10-29
• Critic pans Kimi K3.1 Pro release as marketing, notes weights aren't open yet — eliebakouch · 2026-10-29