The Chinese internet is looking to the country's weirdest viral movie for hints at Ox Alpha's origins

A Chinese cow movie has become the prime lead in a mystery about an anonymous AI model. Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images A mysterious free model, Ox Alpha, is making waves after it popped up on OpenRouter. Chinese netizens have linked this mystery AI model to China's viral movie "Niu Lai." Beyond the cow references, it remains unclear if the model has Chinese origins. The internet is hard at work to uncover the origins of a mysterious model. Last week, a new model named Ox Alpha popped up on…