Cursor admits using Chinese AI model for new product after Elon Musk's post

Mansi Agarwal, Published on Mar 23rd, 2026

Cursor admits using Chinese AI model for new product after Elon Musk's post

US startup Cursor has admitted it used Chinese firm Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5 model as the base for its new AI model Composer 2, described as "frontier-level at coding". The disclosure came after an X user flagged Composer's model ID, with Elon Musk responding, "Yeah, it's Kimi 2.5." Cursor Co-founder Aman Sanger said not crediting Kimi earlier was a "miss".

Read Full Article ...

© yugma 2026

Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.

Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc.