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U.S.-China tech war intensifies ahead of summit, expands to AI, robots and drones

The United States and China are stepping up technology and trade tensions ahead of a planned September summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. The dispute has expanded from a row over large AI models to import limits, blacklist additions and tighter export controls. U.S. regulators have also broadened scrutiny to advanced robots and power inverters, while Washington and Beijing exchange criticism and countermeasures.

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ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming rules out distillation for AI model training

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming (장이밍) has made clear the company will not use “distillation” techniques to train its AI models, even if it costs more. He has recently become directly involved in the company’s AI strategy, reviewing development progress and hiring. The stance comes as the United States steps up scrutiny of Chinese firms’ use of distillation. ByteDance’s approach is tied to development of its video generation model, Seedance, and large investments in GPUs, data and talent.

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White House official targets China\'s Moonshot AI over Kimi K3, alleges copying of Anthropic\'s Fable

A senior White House technology official criticised Chinese startup Moonshot AI, alleging it illegally copied Anthropic’s Fable model to develop its new AI model, Kimi K3, as Moonshot prepares for a public release. Michael Kratsios said Moonshot built internal systems to conduct large-scale extraction and repeatedly changed access routes to avoid tracking. He also alleged Moonshot used Nvidia GB300 servers and carried out industrial-scale, covert distillation.