Alibaba-backed Moonshot releases its second AI update in four months as China’s AI race heats up

Ana Maria Rus

Chinese startup Moonshot on Thursday released its latest generative artificial intelligence model which claims to beat OpenAI's ChatGPT in "agentic" capabilities — or understanding what a user wants without explicit step-by-step instructions. The model, called "Kimi K2 Thinking," builds on the K2 model released in July by Beijing-based Moonshot, which is backed by Alibaba . The update comes as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang this week again urged the U.S. to press ahead in a race against Chinese-