MiniMax
Chinese lab named in February distillation report
Episodes
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#6137: Two Ways a Chinese Open Model Gets CensoredSame weights, different landlord: how to tell a serving-time filter from censorship baked into the model itself. -
#6136: How We Chose Our New Script WriterTen models audition to write the show. Seven fail the censorship gate — including the workhorse that wrote three episodes in four. -
#5825: Why Voices Sound Good in Some Rooms and Not OthersSame words, opposite effect. What the research actually says about why some voices hold you and others make you reach for skip. -
#5118: Model Identity Fraud: Distillation or Data Contamination?When AI models lie about who they are, is it stolen knowledge or just contaminated training data? -
#2377: Is Geopolitical Neutrality a Sustainable AI Strategy?How DeepSeek carved a niche with efficiency, neutrality, and innovative dialogue handling — and what it means for AI's future. -
#1570: When AI Models Develop PersonalitiesWhat happens when two mid-tier AI models start gaslighting each other? Witness the chaotic showdown between MiniMax and Xiaomi’s MiMo. -
#1471: The Cursor Incident: Why Chinese AI Models are WinningThe Cursor leak revealed a shocking truth: Western AI dominance is fading. Discover the Chinese labs rewriting the rules of code and efficiency. -
#130: How to Spot Gamed Benchmarks in Chinese AIAre Chinese AI models actually beating the West, or just gaming the system? Herman and Corn dive into the reality of modern AI benchmarks.