Dev Laments: No Moat in AI’s Trebuchet Era
tokenbender · x · 2026-07-17
Commentators lament that there is no absolute moat in the current AI field (as easily breached as a trebuchet). Although Moonshot AI (Kimi) is valued far less than OpenAI and Anthropic, its team has still achieved impressive results, showing strong competitiveness.
Related event: Kimi K3 Triggers a Reassessment of Chinese Frontier AI(94 posts)→
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