U.S. agencies say top Chinese AI companies systematically copied American models
The FBI, NSA, and CISA released a report accusing six major Chinese AI companies of systematically distilling American AI models since 2024. The U.S. government stated that this practice likely occurred with Chinese government awareness, though it did not claim direct intelligence involvement. China dismissed the allegations as groundless, asserting that its AI development is based on scientific self-reliance.
- ▪The U.S. agencies named DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun, and Z.AI as the companies involved in the distillation campaign.
- ▪The report details that Chinese models were built by mining specific capabilities from American systems like Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok.
- ▪White House officials described the distillation as a critical issue that allows Chinese firms to circumvent safety guardrails and steal proprietary technology.
- ▪Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that the U.S. should focus on cooperation rather than making groundless accusations.
- ▪The report recommends that U.S. companies improve user verification and share information on suspicious behavior to combat these efforts.
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Artificial intelligenceU.S. agencies say top Chinese AI companies systematically copied American modelsIn its most detailed accusation yet, the U.S. government named six Chinese AI companies that it says copied American models. China has dismissed such accusations as groundless.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00American companies and government officials have increasingly alleged in recent months that Chinese models are built by distilling American ones.Bloomberg via Getty ImagesShareAdd to GoogleSept. 8, 2026, 6:04 PM EDT / Updated Sept.
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