Chinese exploitation of US-made AI models to be quelled, Trump admin pledges

The U.S. was noted by White House Director of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios to be working on quashing China's alleged large-scale distillation campaigns against U.S.-made AI models, The Associated Press reports.

American AI firms and the Trump administration will be collaborating in identifying Chinese efforts to extract data from U.S. AI systems, as well as establishing necessary safeguards and determining possible sanctions, wrote Kratsios in a memo. The accusations have been slammed by China's embassy in Washington as "unjustified suppression" of its companies. Such a development comes as the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed legislation that would create a mechanism enabling the identification and punishment of foreign actors targeting U.S.-owned AI models.

"Model extraction attacks are the latest frontier of Chinese economic coercion and theft of U.S. intellectual property. American AI models are demonstrating transformative cyber capabilities, and it is critical we prevent China from stealing these technological advancements," said bill sponsor Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich.