openKylin unveils KART runtime and agent environment at OSS EU 2026
openKylin, an open‑source Linux community from China, showcased its new KART unified AI runtime and a system‑level agent execution environment during the Open Source Summit Europe 2026 in Prague. Executive Director Min Liu delivered the keynote, while Jianfeng Li presented a lightning talk on an AI‑ready Linux desktop for RISC‑V.
Key points
- openKylin introduces KART unified AI runtime and agent execution environment
- RISC‑V kernel optimizations claim 2–5× speedup in FP32 inference with ONNX Runtime
- openKylin 3.0 reports 27 million deployments and 2.9 million active users
The company announced openKylin 3.0, which adds an AI Assistant, Global Intelligent Search and Intelligent Space to the desktop. RISC‑V kernel optimizations are claimed to deliver a 2–5× speedup in FP32 inference with ONNX Runtime, and the stack supports vLLM on SpacemiT K3. Distribution options include .deb, Python wheels, Conda and Docker.
The community plans to contribute its RVV kernel work upstream and continue building a runtime foundation, security controls and an open ecosystem for AI hardware, models and applications.
openKylin Outlines Its Vision for Reimagining Linux in the AI Era at Open Source Summit Europe 2026
MarkTechPost · 15 October 2026
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