Kimi founder interview sparks debate over the AI generation’s missing “jianghu” vibe
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-21
The post quotes a reaction to an interview with Kimi founder Yang Zhilin and argues that today’s AI entrepreneurs no longer have the old-school “jianghu” aura associated with figures like Ma Yun, Wang Jianlin, or Liu Qiangdong.
The attached image adds a joke: Google’s AI Overview for “jianghu spirit” produces a verbose explanation about brotherhood, loyalty, chivalry, and living outside the system, turning the phrase into a meme about how AI describes cultural concepts.
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