- Daniel Miessler published a post on July 18 claiming Chinese AI open-weight models are a 'CCP mousetrap' to undermine U.S. AI dominance and influence Taiwan.
- Moonshot's Kimi K3 model is seen as competitive with leading U.S. models like Opus 4.8, challenging previous assumptions about Chinese AI capabilities.
- Miessler's argument relies on predatory subsidy claims, but Moonshot's pricing for K3 aligns with Western rates, contradicting the subsidy narrative.
- Open weights make models permanently available once released, preventing any 'snap' or recall, which undermines the mousetrap analogy.
- Chinese AI growth is driven by industrial policy like the AI Plus directive, fostering open-source ecosystems and market-based competition, not covert plots.
- Claims linking AI developments to Taiwan's reunification or U.S. market selloffs lack evidence and ignore broader economic and political factors.