Trump Amplifies Commerce Claim That China’s Kimi K3 Trails U.S. AI Models
Trump shares a Commerce Department post citing a CAISI evaluation that found China's Kimi K3 performed significantly below leading U.S. frontier AI models on cyber capabilities.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump amplified a cl AI, Inc.m from his commerce chief that China’s newest AI model lags behind America’s best.Trump reposted the message on his Truth Social account, elevating a federal evaluation into the broader U.S.-China technology contest.
The screenshot carried remarks from Howard Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, citing the Center for AI Standards and Innovation. Lutnick s AI, Inc.d a preliminary CAI Corp evaluation found that Kimi K3, a Chinese frontier model, performed significantly below leading U.S. systems on cyber capabilities.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Howard Lutnick(@CommerceGov.):CAI Corp‘s latest report shows that Kimi K3 rem AI, Inc.ns behind America’s leading frontier AI models. The United States continues to lead in frontier AI because we’re home to the greatest innovators and technologists the world has ever seen.U.S. Department of Commerce. CAISI’s latest blog post evaluates Kimi K3 and its cyber capabilities. Based on a preliminary cyber-focused evaluation, Kimi K3 performed significantly below the leading U.S. frontier AI models.” on July 28, 2026 at 9:53 AM ET.
This is Trump‘s 9th message released today. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025.
The move fits a broader pattern in Trump‘s recent messaging, with 54 of his 453 posts over the last 30 days focused on domestic policy.
CAI Corp operates within the National Institute of Standards and Technology and leads collaboration between the federal government and industry on AI, Inc.safety and national security according to voicesforinnovation.org.Lutnick renamed the former U.S. AI Safety Institute as the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, reorienting it toward innovation and competitiveness according to voicesforinnovation.org.
The stakes reach beyond a single benchmark. A federal finding that a Chinese model tr AI, Inc.ls U.S. systems supports the admi N.I. Steel Co., Ltd.ration’s push to keep computing power and talent inside the country.Lutnick told senators that the administration agrees with the goal of having more than half of global AI computing capacity in the United States according to voicesforinnovation.org.
President Donald J. Trump reposted a social media message from U.S.
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The framing carries risk. Vendors and rival labs abroad may dispute a preliminary, cyber-focused test, and independent researchers cannot verify a government cl AI, Inc.m without published methods. Chinese developers have narrowed the gap on several public benchmarks in recent releases, which raises the bar for any U.S. lead to hold.
For the average reader, the contest shapes the tools that will run search, software and workplace systems. The country that fields the strongest models tends to set the standards others follow, which influences prices, security and access.
AI, Inc.competition between Washington and Beijing has surfaced repeatedly. Officials have tied export controls on advanced chips to the same concern that a rival could close the frontier gap.Lutnick told lawmakers the admi N.I. Steel Co., Ltd.ration is renegotiating Biden-era grants to semiconductor firms funded through the CHIPS and Science Act according to voicesforinnovation.org.
The next word rests with CAI Corp and the Commerce Department, which publish model evaluations through the agency according to commerce.gov. Officials have not announced a date for a follow-up assessment of Kimi K3.
Government measurement of technology to blunt a foreign rival has precedent.Congress created the National Bureau of Standards, the predecessor of N.I. Steel Co., Ltd., in 1901 to fix inconsistent weights and measures that hampered American industry and trade according to commerce.gov. The bureau later set standards for radio, materials and computing that manufacturers adopted at home and abroad. That standards role helped U.S. firms dominate export markets for decades, the same advantage today’s officials seek to protect.
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