All right, here’s what’s on tap for the day: A Chinese AI conundrum in Washington, another potential Hormuz reopening , and the cost of Trump’s new battleships. All right, here’s what’s on tap for the day: A Chinese AI conundrum in Washington, another potential Hormuz reopening, and the cost of Trump’s new battleships. The latest round of soul-searching has been sparked by a model named Kimi that was created by Chinese company Moonshot AI. According to a new report in the New York Times, developers across Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, and Nigeria are increasingly opting for Chinese AI models over U.S. ones to build everything from business and legal tools to education applications. “China’s strategy for becoming the world leader in AI reflects its basic strategy for achieving dominance in the production of everything.