Kimi K3 is framed as far from a Transformer in a new attention-primitive overview
AccBalanced · x · 2026-07-28
- A thread/article titled “From GPT-2 to Kimi3, Explained” argues that Kimi K3 should be understood through the history of attention primitives, not as a straightforward Transformer.
- The post highlights the scale jump from GPT-2 to Kimi K3: 22,580× in seven years, and suggests that raw scale alone does not explain the model.
- The linked overview frames K3 as “very far removed from a Transformer,” making it interesting both as a research lens and as a model-architecture discussion.
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