
US accuses China of sweeping campaigns to steal AI secrets
The White House OSTP director Kratsios accused China-based actors of using proxy accounts and large-scale distillation attacks to probe and replicate U.S. AI models, potentially releasing cheaper, less-guarded rivals; OpenAI and Anthropic have flagged China-based firms behind such attacks, highlighting ongoing IP-theft concerns as the administration says it will share intelligence with AI companies to bolster defenses ahead of a possible Trump trip to Beijing.

