China accuses US of ‘AI hegemonism’ over tech theft claims


Eduardo Baptista
Contributor

China’s commerce ministry has accused the United States of “AI hegemonism” and threatened countermeasures after senior US officials said Chinese AI companies could face investigations, sanctions and trade restrictions over the alleged theft of US technology.

The ministry on Monday (Tuesday AEST) said Washington was threatening Chinese companies with punishment based on allegations they used “distillation” to copy advanced US AI models, despite what it called a lack of factual …

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