Artificial Intelligence: Markets Hit by New Model
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- Date Published
- 21 July 2026
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- 4
- Australian
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- 21 July 2026, 04:01 am
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In the finance markets, there's been concern that the mania surrounding artificial intelligence is on the brink of unravelling.
Summary
This report examines the market impacts of a new AI model from the Chinese startup Moonshot, which reportedly rivals or exceeds the performance of flagship models like GPT-4 and Claude 3. The emergence of highly capable frontier models at a significantly lower price point intensifies the global AI arms race and challenges the economic moats of leading Western developers. Such advancements in frontier capabilities, particularly from non-aligned jurisdictions, have profound implications for global AI governance and the management of catastrophic risks associated with the proliferation of powerful, low-cost AI systems.
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In the finance markets, there's been concern that the mania surrounding artificial intelligence is on the brink of unravelling.However, it's not over-valuation which seems to have now done it.Over the weekend, from out of nowhere, a new Chinese start-up known as Moonshot, released a new AI model that not only rivals and, on some measures, even outperforms the flagship versions from Anthropic and OpenAI, but does it at a fraction of the price.CreditsAndy Park, PresenterIan Verrender, ReporterImage DetailsOver the weekend, from out of nowhere, a new Chinese start-up known as Moonshot, released an AI model that not only rivals and, on some measures, even outperforms the flagship versions from Anthropic and OpenAI, but also, it's at a fraction of the price.(Unsplash: Steve Johnson)Program:More from The World Today Appears In Jewish community 'unsafe' in AustraliaDuration: 24 minutes 52 seconds24m 6itemsIn this episode1 of 6Rabbis say Australia unsafe for Jewish peopleDuration: 3 minutes 43 seconds3m 43s2 of 6Pauline Hanson denies supporting White Australia policyDuration: 3 minutes 30 seconds3m 30s3 of 6Is "the gate of tears" the new Strait of Hormouz-style flashpoint?Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds4m 43s4 of 6Burnham unveils key UK cabinet picksDuration: 3 minutes 49 seconds3m 49s5 of 6PlayingArtificial intelligence: markets hit by new modelDuration: 4 minutes 11 seconds4m 11s6 of 6Restoring Tasmania's giant kelp forests Duration: 3 minutes 41 seconds3m 41s