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Shanghai Firm Bets on Open-Source Strategy, Efficiency ClaimsShanghai artificial intelligence startup MiniMax released a new open-source large language model, positioning it as a direct competitor to American and other Chinese models. MiniMax says its model performs competitively on benchmark tests against leading proprietary and open models.

New Open-Source Model Rivals OpenAI, While Treading Beijing's Red LineArtificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released Thursday an updated version of its flagship reasoning model months after its Chinese origin sent shockwaves through industry. The model is a glimpse into high-performance systems being trained and deployed under norms governed by Beijing.