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Feds Accuse China of 'Systematic' Distillation of US AI Models

Feds Accuse China of 'Systematic' Distillation of US AI Models

TL;DRChinese firms allegedly using US AI models at massive scale to build cheaper knockoffs.

Why it matters: Exposes major IP theft threat and could accelerate US restrictions on AI model access.

The NSA, CISA, and FBI are accusing (PDF) several Chinese AI companies of carrying out "industrial-scale" distillation campaigns against leading U.S. models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok. Since at least 2024, the companies have allegedly routed millions of requests…

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