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Bessent is threatening to sanction China for stealing U.S. AI model capabilities
Treasury secretary Bessent is threatening sanctions against China for allegedly stealing U.S. AI model capabilities. The U.S. has identified watermarks from American large language models on Chinese AI systems.
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