Moonshot AI in Talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 Revenue Sharing (finance.yahoo.com)

China's Moonshot AI is in discussions with tech giants Microsoft, Amazon, and Google to establish revenue-sharing agreements for its Kimi K3 model, which has gained attention for its competitive performance and affordability. The potential deals, marking a significant development as they would be the first of their kind between a Chinese AI firm and a major U.S. cloud provider, could allow these companies to host K3 on platforms like Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. Amid ongoing national security concerns in the U.S.—including accusations of IP theft—these negotiations underscore the increasing traction of China's AI offerings in the U.S. market. Moonshot is reportedly seeking up to a 30% share of revenue generated from K3 services, with discussions covering critical aspects such as revenue split, data access, and token usage monitoring—all vital for usage-based billing of AI services. The Kimi K3 model, backed by significant funding and demonstrating exceptional performance in recent evaluations, stands out with its massive architecture of 2.8 trillion parameters. As major cloud providers remain key to enterprise adoption for AI models, this initiative could pave the way for larger market penetration of Chinese AI technologies, despite regulatory challenges and competition from established Western entities.