Who’s behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha

A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation about who actually built it. So who’s actually behind Ox Alpha? The OpenRouter listing described it as a “stealth model” and stated it was “developed and operated ” Unsurprisingly , much of the speculation has revolved around China.

AI analyst Andrew Curran posted on Friday that the initial speculation focused on the GLM models developed ai , but “this morning people seem less sure of anything.” Similarly, an article on Wccftech first suggested that the evidence pointed to GLM, but an update suggested that Ox Alpha could be an unreleased version of Microsoft’s MAI. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

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And on Reddit, there’s at least one post declaring that Ox Alpha “can’t be the Chinese,” while another expressed “high confidence” that it is, in fact, Chinese. In less than 48 hours, your chance to save up to $300 on your tickets will end! Every weekday and Sunday, you can get the best of TechCrunch’s coverage.

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A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation about who actually built it.

So who’s actually behind Ox Alpha? The OpenRouter listing described it as a “stealth model” and stated it was “developed and operated ” Unsurprisingly , much of the speculation has revolved around China.

AI analyst Andrew Curran posted on Friday that the initial speculation focused on the GLM models developed ai , but “this earlier today people seem less sure of anything.” Similarly, an article on Wccftech first suggested that the evidence pointed to GLM, but an update suggested that Ox Alpha could be an unreleased version of Microsoft’s MAI. And on Reddit, there’s at least one post declaring that Ox Alpha “can’t be the Chinese,” while another expressed “high confidence” that it is, in fact, Chinese.