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Cursor's New Coding Model Built on Moonshot AI's Kimi
Filed: Mar 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM ET
Summary: Cursor acknowledges its coding model is based on Moonshot AI’s Kimi, raising concerns amid current geopolitical tensions.
WHO: Cursor
WHAT: admitted its new coding model was built on top of Moonshot AI’s Kimi
WHEN: Mar 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM ET
WHERE: China
WHY: Building on top of a Chinese model feels particularly fraught right now.
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