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@emollick (2026-07-17) flags Kimi K3 as having no model card and an expected…

2026-07-17 · 00:26 UTC ·@emollick ·1 min read

Brief

Author @emollick raises pre-clearance questions for open-weight LLMs, citing Kimi K3's lack of a model card and an expected weight release “in a couple weeks.” He warns open models are easy to jailbreak, predicts Mythos/Sol-level models will appear soon, and says governments can’t recall downloads but can bar companies from using unvetted models, so international vetting cooperation is needed.

Why it matters

@emollick (2026-07-17) flags Kimi K3 as having no model card and an expected weight release “in a couple weeks,” asking how pre-clearance would apply to open-weight models that are easy to jailbreak.

Key details

  • He asserts K3 is not yet at 'Mythos/Sol' capability but predicts someone will reach that level soon, increasing risk from open models.
  • He notes governments (US/UK/China) cannot recall downloaded weights but can force companies doing business with their citizens to avoid unvetted models, and argues this creates a need for international cooperation on model vetting.
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So I guess it is time to wonder: how does pre-clearance work for open weights models? No model card yet from Kimi K3 but maybe at weight release in a couple weeks, yet open models are easy to jailbreak. Do open models claiming to be Mythos/Sol level (K3 is not yet there, but someone will reach it soon) get vetted by the US/UK/etc? Will China start to care about cyber risk? Since policy has been emergent, I guess no one knows.

And before anyone says you can’t recall open weights models once released, that is true! But governments have levers to require that no company doing business with their nation’s citizens uses unvetted models or serves them, etc. No one is taking away your downloaded weights, but it is entirely possible to make any company avoid using them due to their higher risk.

All of this points to the need for some sort of international cooperation on model vetting.