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U.S. Treasury secretary says U.S. could sanction Chinese AI firms if tech theft confirmed, IP probe launched

The United States is investigating whether Chinese open-source artificial intelligence models infringed U.S. intellectual property and warned it could impose sanctions on Chinese AI companies if violations are confirmed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. supports open-source AI but not IP infringement. The remarks come amid concern in the United States about the performance and rapid global spread of Chinese models and debate over whether model distillation using competitors’ outputs constitutes IP theft.

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Cheap capable AI floods market, putting OpenAI and Anthropic edge to the test

As AI increasingly becomes a widely usable commodity, OpenAI and Anthropic appear to be losing some of their earlier standing. The Wall Street Journal reported that know-how for building advanced AI is spreading and many companies now offer usable AI more cheaply, potentially weakening the two firms’ competitive advantage and entry barriers. Chinese startups and big tech, and U.S. challengers, are emerging. Distillation and open research disclosures are cited as accelerants. OpenAI and Anthropic are pursuing new moats, while power access may become a key edge.

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Why the U.S. is wary of Moonshot AI\'s Kimi K3

China startup Moonshot AI’s large language model Kimi K3 is being assessed as having narrowed the gap with top U.S. AI models to weeks, raising caution in Silicon Valley. Analysts and researchers cited faster catch-up, competitive costs and results that rank near leading U.S. systems. U.S. figures voiced concern and renewed debate over restrictions. Users praised performance but criticised response speed. Moonshot AI temporarily halted new subscriptions due to strained computing resources.