Open-Weight

DeepSeek’s $71B valuation and state-controlled governance structure expose a 'Chinese Dual Ownership' model; Moonshot AI closes $3.5B round at $35B as IPO wave institutionalizes AI wealth; Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Max launches with aggressive open-weight pricing.

Qiushi Issue 15 frames open-weight AI as a boon for the world; The Economist analyzes China’s superior AI efficiency; Foreign Policy says US is betting the house on AI race; TechCrunch/AISI reports open-weight models catching frontier; Washington Post says Washington mobilizing against Chinese AI threat.