Diplomatic cable: US State Department has ordered a global push to bring attention to what it says are efforts by Chinese companies to steal IP from US AI labs (Raphael Satter/Reuters)
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
The White House says foreign entities, principally based in China, are conducting industrial-scale distillation of American artificial-intelligence technology, effectively stealing intellectual property from U.S. AI labs. The State Department has launched a global effort to publicize these alleged Chinese activities, while the United States has pledged intelligence sharing with OpenAI, Anthropic and Google; China has denied the accusations, calling them slander.
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How it was reported
- TechMeme·Memo: White House says it has info indicating "foreign entities, principally based in China" are engaged in "industrial scale distillation" of American AI tech (Financial Times)
The White House has information indicating foreign entities, mainly in China, are distilling American AI tech. Chinese entities are stealing from American labs, according to Trump official Michael Kratsios. This involves industrial scale distillation of AI technology.
- The Next Web·White House accuses China of industrial-scale AI model distillation, commits to intelligence sharing with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google
- Ars Technica·US accuses China of “industrial-scale” AI theft. China says it’s “slander.”
- TechMeme·Diplomatic cable: US State Department has ordered a global push to bring attention to what it says are efforts by Chinese companies to steal IP from US AI labs (Raphael Satter/Reuters)
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