White House accuses China of copying American AI models in ‘industrial-scale’ campaign
The White House has accused China of conducting 'industrial-scale' campaigns to copy American AI models, using tens of thousands of surrogate accounts and complex tools to expose proprietary information. The US plans to take actions to hold foreign actors accountable and work with the private sector to develop best practices for defending against such activities.
The White House has accused foreign entities primarily based in China of conducting 'industrial-scale' campaigns to copy frontier AI models from US companies. Michael Kratsios, White House director of the office of science and technology policy, stated that these campaigns use tens of thousands of surrogate accounts and complex tools to expose proprietary information. The technique used is called 'distillation,' which transfers knowledge from a large AI model to a smaller one. Companies like Anthropic and OpenAI have claimed that this process has been used to unfairly mimic their models' capabilities. The US plans to share information with US AI companies about attempts to 'conduct unauthorized, industrial-scale distillation' and improve coordination between private companies. The Trump administration also plans to explore measures to 'hold foreign actors accountable' for such campaigns.
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