US Accuses China of Industrial-Scale AI Theft

The United States is preparing to impose sanctions on China for allegedly engaging in "industrial-scale theft" of American artificial intelligence intellectual property. Multiple US AI firms, including OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, have accused Chinese companies of using a technique called "distillation" to steal their AI models and train copycat versions. These attacks involve using fraudulent accounts and jailbreaking methods to extract proprietary information, threatening to undermine the US's lead in the AI race. China has vehemently denied these accusations, calling them "pure slander" and asserting its commitment to cooperation and intellectual property protection.