The countries most likely to lead the AI era will therefore be those capable of combining state capacity with market dynamism, states that provide long-term strategic direction while allowing competitive markets, entrepreneurs and private firms to innovate. Kimi’s feats further reinforce the fact that the combination of state-directed strategic coordination and market competition – capunism – can be a powerful state model in the AI era. Surely a nation that focuses on combining strong state capacity with dynamic markets is likely to possess a decisive strategic advantage over those that rely exclusively on either market fundamentalism (capitalism) or centralized planning (communism) until its too late.