US Accuses China of Industrial-Scale AI Model Theft, Vows Crackdown

Key Intelligence

• ■The Trump administration and White House accuse Chinese companies of engaging in "deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns" to steal and exploit US-made AI models.
• ■US officials allege that Chinese firms are "distilling" American AI models to reverse-engineer and utilize them, circumventing existing export controls.
• ■The US government has pledged a significant crackdown on Chinese companies found to be exploiting American AI technology.
• ■China has denied the allegations of AI theft, notably after the recent launch of its DeepSeek AI model.
• ■Amidst these tensions, China is reportedly preparing to restrict US investment in its tech companies.