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U.S. State Department orders global warning about alleged China AI thefts by DeepSeek, others: Reuters
The U.S. is reportedly targeting alleged efforts by Chinese companies to steal intellectual property from American AI labs.
TL;DR
- The U.S. State Department is issuing a global warning about alleged Chinese efforts to steal AI intellectual property.
- DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is accused of distilling U.S. AI models for its own less expensive products.
- The U.S. cable warns of the risks of using AI models distilled from proprietary U.S. systems, noting they may lack security protocols and ideological neutrality.
- Other Chinese AI firms, Moonshot AI and MiniMax, were also mentioned in relation to these concerns.
- This initiative intensifies the ongoing technological war between the U.S. and China, ahead of a planned meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi.