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Kimi K2 model boasts 1T parameters and SOTA HLE, while Soumith Chintala departs PyTorch

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Kimi K2, a new model from Kimi, boasts 1 trillion parameters and achieves state-of-the-art results on the HLE benchmark. It also demonstrates capabilities in BrowseComp and TauBench. Separately, Soumith Chintala has departed from PyTorch. AI

IMPACT Sets new SOTA on HLE benchmark, potentially influencing future model development.

RANK_REASON New model release with significant parameter count and benchmark performance.

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Kimi K2 model boasts 1T parameters and SOTA HLE, while Soumith Chintala departs PyTorch

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