US State Department upgrades AI theft accusations to target China AI companies
The US State Department has escalated its accusations against Chinese AI companies, alleging they are stealing intellectual property from US artificial intelligence models. The department claims these companies are using techniques like 'distillation' to replicate US models at lower cost. Firms including Deepseek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax have been specifically named in a global warning issued by the US.
- ▪The US State Department accused Chinese AI companies of stealing US intellectual property.
- ▪The technique of 'distilling' US AI models is allegedly being used to create cheaper versions in China.
- ▪Deepseek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax were specifically named in the State Department's cable.
- ▪The US issued a global warning about the alleged theft of AI technology by Chinese firms.
- ▪The White House previously accused China of systematically extracting US AI models.
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US State Department says China is stealing US intellectual property US AI models are being ‘distilled’ to produce cheaper models for China Deepseek, Moonshot AI and MiniMax accused of alleged theft The US State Department has accused Chinese AI companies of stealing the intellectual property of US artificial intelligence models. The White House recently accused China of ‘systematically’ distilling and extracting US AI models, but is now directly accusing Chinese companies. A new cable issued a global warning and directly accused Chinese AI companies such as Deepseek, Moonshot AI and MiniMax of distilling US AI models to produce their own…
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