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David Sacks, a former White House AI advisor, claimed a Chinese startup's AI model matches the capabilities of leading U.S. models like OpenAI and Anthropic. The article highlights China's systematic intellectual property theft and large-scale data breaches as part of a national strategy to advance its AI capabilities, citing cases like a Google engineer convicted of economic espionage and breaches at OPM, Anthem, and Equifax.
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