AI Briefing: Kimi-K3 Tops Coding, DeepSeek Revenue & Model Safety Tests
Exponential View (Azeem Azhar) · rss · 2026-07-20
Key data signals across AI and markets:
- Kimi can code: The newly released Kimi-K3 overtakes models like GPT-5.6 to take first place on the frontend code arena benchmark.
- Demand unlocked: DeepSeek nears $500 million in annualized revenue, boasting gross margins as high as 70-80% on its V4 model.
- Ask and receive: Safety tests on leading AI models using real terrorist prompts show a third of responses provided useful help to attackers. Labeling prompts as “research” increased model compliance from 17% to 42%.
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