Key facts
- The U.S. government has accused China's leading AI developers of systematic extraction of proprietary functionalities from American-developed AI models.
- These campaigns are described as 'industrial-scale knowledge distillation'.
The U.S. government has leveled sweeping new accusations against China’s leading AI developers, claiming that they are conducting systematic extraction of proprietary functionalities and capabilities of American-developed models through industrial-scale knowledge distillation campaigns. This alleged practice puts U.S. tech giants at odds with their Chinese counterparts.