US Claims Chinese AI Firms Are Carrying Out ‘Industrial-Scale’ Theft of Trade Secrets
- On Tuesday, the National Security Agency, FBI, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency accused China-based AI firms of "industrial-scale" data extraction, claiming they maliciously copied technology from American-made AI models using "distillation."
- The method called "distillation" allows companies to transfer capabilities from larger models to smaller ones to cut training costs, which agencies described as "aggressive, malicious and targeted."
- Agencies identified DeepSeek, Moonshot, Alibaba, MiniMax, and StepFun as companies utilizing American-made AI variants to train their products, an activity occurring "likely with Chinese government awareness."
- These accusations emerge ahead of Chinese President Jinping's upcoming visit to WASHINGTON, creating significant diplomatic friction as tensions escalate.
- US-China relations face further pressure as both nations prepare for a mid-September dialogue concerning AI safety risks, complicating bilateral negotiations.
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US claims Chinese AI firms are carrying out ‘industrial-scale’ theft of trade secrets
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Chinese artificial intelligence firms are committing “industrial-scale” theft of their American counterparts’ trade secrets to save money and bring the coveted technology to market faster, US federal agencies alleged Tuesday.Major Chinese tech companies are using “distillation,” which involves training lesser AI models on more advanced ones, to “extract restricted
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The Straits TimesUS accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology
The US government on Tuesday accused Chinese artificial intelligence companies of maliciously copying technology from American AI firms, potentially complicating relations ahead of a planned meeting between leaders of the world’s two biggest economies later this month. The Chinese companies copied US AI labs’ intellectual property through a technique known as distillation, according to a statement from US law enforcement and intelligence offic…
U.S. Accuses Chinese Firms of Illicit AI Model Distillation
U.S. cyber and law enforcement agencies have accused Chinese AI companies of copying American AI models through distillation, a cost-lowering technique. Firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba allegedly used American models with possible government backing. These accusations arise ahead of U.S.-China talks on AI safety risks.
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