China is developing too fast: The White House accuses China of large-scale theft of artificial intelligence (AI) technology

According to Reuters, the White House released a memorandum on Thursday, accusing China of large-scale stealing of intellectual property from U.S. artificial intelligence laboratories.

In the memorandum published on social media on Thursday and first reported by the Financial Times, Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, wrote: "Information held by the U.S. government indicates that foreign entities—primarily those based in China—are deliberately conducting large-scale operations to 'distill' cutting-edge American AI systems."

It is understood that distillation refers to the process of using the outputs of large AI models to train smaller AI models, aiming to reduce the cost of training powerful new AI tools.

Kratsios further added: "These coordinated actions utilize tens of thousands of proxy accounts to evade detection and employ jailbreaking techniques to leak proprietary information, systematically extracting functionalities from U.S. AI models and thereby siphoning off America's expertise and innovative achievements."

Reuters reported that China's embassy in Washington expressed opposition to the "unfounded accusations" and added that Beijing "places high importance on intellectual property protection."

The memorandum, sent to U.S. government agencies, stated that the government will share information about "distillation" activities with American AI companies and explore a range of measures to hold foreign actors accountable.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson previously responded to the issue by stating that China is not only the "world's factory" but is also evolving into a "global innovation laboratory," and that claims of "intellectual property theft" are entirely baseless. China's development stems from its own relentless efforts and is supported by mutually beneficial international cooperation. China will continue to uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for humanity, adhere to principles of openness, inclusiveness, balance, and mutual benefit, promote international cooperation in the field of intellectual property rights, and advance global intellectual property governance toward a more just and equitable direction.

Source: sputniknews

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