What Happened
Beijing Copies Cutting Edge AI Models From Anthropic And Openai
China has been accused of stealing cutting-edge AI technology from US companies Anthropic and OpenAI, using a technique called distillation to produce cheap, open-source chatbots. This has significant implications for US national security, as China’s AI models now rival US capabilities. The US government has identified distillation as a key challenge in the development of advanced AI, with the White House warning of deliberate, industrial-scale theft campaigns. According to the New York Post, Anthropic and OpenAI have briefed Congress and the Trump administration on the issue, warning of a massive, unchecked technology heist.