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US accuses China of “industrial-scale” AI theft. China says it’s “slander.”
The White House accused foreign entities primarily based in China of conducting deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns to distill U.S. frontier AI systems using tens of thousands of proxy accounts . W
The White House accused foreign entities primarily based in China of conducting deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns to distill U.S. frontier AI systems using tens of thousands of proxy accounts . While U.S. AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI have previously reported such attempts, this White House memo marks a significant escalation occurring weeks before a planned Trump-Xi summit . China's Embassy called the claims baseless .
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Source: Ars Technica | 2026-04-23