US vows to crack down on Chinese companies for using American AI models
Kyiv • UNN
The Trump administration plans to punish foreign entities for unauthorized training of their own models based on US technology. Congress has already supported the law.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced its intention to tighten control over the use of American artificial intelligence models by foreign companies, particularly Chinese ones. This is reported by the Associated Press, writes UNN.
Details
In a memo, science and technology advisor Michael Kratsios accused foreign entities of large-scale extraction of American AI capabilities through "distillation" - a method of training weaker models based on more powerful ones.
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Washington plans to cooperate with companies to identify such cases, create protections, and punish violators. This comes amid a narrowing technological gap between the US and China.
Reaction and legislative steps
China rejected the accusations, stating its support for fair competition. At the same time, Congress has already supported a bill on sanctions against those who illegally obtain American AI technologies.
Experts note that distinguishing illegal use from legal is difficult, so control requires coordination between the state and business.