AI & Enterprise

Most-liked AI models differ from most-downloaded, with smaller models preferred in real-world use

A wide gap has emerged between the latest, very large AI models that draw the most attention and the models most used in actual development, according to a comparison by Hugging Face. Only 1 model appeared on both the top 25 most-downloaded list and the top 25 most-liked list. Downloads were dominated by smaller models, while very large models accounted for only a small share. Older models also continued to lead usage.

Crypto

Bitcoin red team uses Chinese AI to hunt security flaws in Bitcoin open-source ecosystem

Security research is under way to find vulnerabilities in Bitcoin’s open-source ecosystem using Chinese artificial intelligence models. The Bitcoin Red Team, led by a pseudonymous developer, uses Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 along with Z.ai’s GLM 5.2 and models from OpenAI and Anthropic. The team combines AI detection with human verification and has reviewed thousands of findings across hundreds of projects, while withholding details until developers have time to fix issues.