New Moonshot AI Model Causes Frenzy: Company Responds for First Time on Model Distillation and Pausing New User Registrations

Chinese startup Moonshot AI, the developer of the Kimi K3 model, has issued its first official statement in response to accusations of using distillation of competitors' models and temporarily suspending new customer registrations. The company emphasized that it does not violate copyright and that distillation technology is applied only based on its own developments. According to Moonshot AI representatives, the suspension of new user registrations is due to the need to scale server capacity following an unexpected surge of interest in the model. In the near future, the company plans to resume registration for some customers while continuing to improve service stability.