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According to straitstimes.com, China says US accusations of AI theft are ‘groundless’ | The Straits Times Menu Choose edition Singapore International Search singapore asia world opinion life business sport Visual Podcasts STClassifieds Paid press releases Advertise with us FAQs Contact us China says US accusations of AI theft are ‘groundless’ Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments US cyber defence officials released an advisory on Sept 8 accusing top Chinese AI laboratories of systematically stealing the capabilities of American AI models “through industrial-scale knowledge distillation campaigns”.
China says US accusations of AI theft are ‘groundless’ | The Straits Times Menu Choose edition Singapore International Search singapore asia world opinion life business sport Visual Podcasts STClassifieds Paid press releases Advertise with us FAQs Contact us China says US accusations of AI theft are ‘groundless’ Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments US cyber defence officials released an advisory on Sept 8 accusing top Chinese AI laboratories of systematically stealing the capabilities of American AI models “through industrial-scale knowledge distillation campaigns”.
PHOTO: REUTERS Published Sep 10, 2026, 12:49 AM Updated Sep 10, 2026, 12:49 AM Set as preferred source Summarise China denies US claims that its AI labs stole American AI capabilities, calling the accusations "groundless" and accusing the US of using this as a pretext for industrial monopoly.
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The US alleges Chinese firms like DeepSeek and Moonshot AI used "industrial-scale knowledge distillation" to copy US models from OpenAI, Google, and others since late 2024.
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