China's Mythos Moment

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You can read this article in microsite form thanks to Kimi K3 here.

Soon, a Chinese lab will develop an AI model with capabilities on par with Anthropic’s Claude Mythos. Mythos’ potential to wreak cyber havoc drove the White House to create what is a “de facto involuntary licensing/preapproval regime for frontier models.” Will the CCP similarly panic when the day comes in China?

In June, Z.ai cofounder Jie Tang told Elon on X that China will have a model on par with Mythos before the end of the year. Even if he’s off by a few months (Kimi K3’s release shows we’re certainly getting close ) the clock is ticking for regulators in Beijing to respond.Reuters, on July 7, reported that Chinese regulators were considering “p…