US Warns of Intellectual Property Theft in AI by China

The US State Department has issued instructions to its embassies worldwide regarding Chinese companies, including Deep Seek, allegedly stealing intellectual property from US AI labs. This initiative aims to raise concerns among international partners about the process of model distillation, which reduces AI development costs. The diplomatic directives include pressing China directly on this issue, reflecting a coordinated international effort to address these practices. This move underscores the escalating tensions in advanced technology sectors between the US and China.