TWiT 1093: California Sober - Kimi K3, Qwen3.8, & China's Open-Weight AI Gambit
What happens when China drops open-weight AI models that rival Silicon Valley's best? This episode unpacks how a new wave of international AI releases is shaking up business, policy, and the future of innovation. Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away." Claude on X: "Beginning…
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