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Chinese Kimi K3 Brought Moonshot AI to $1B in Revenue, but Anthropic Claimed Claude Was Used Covertly

Moonshot AI has reached a $1 billion revenue milestone with its Kimi K3 model, while also setting a future goal of $2 billion in annual income. However, Anthropic has alleged that its own Claude model was used covertly to develop or support the platform.

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