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US could sanction top Chinese AI models
The US is considering sanctions against top Chinese AI models, accusing Chinese tech firms of intellectual property theft through a process called distillation. Meanwhile, China is reportedly evaluating restrictions on overseas access to its AI systems as both nations compete to protect their frontier technology ahead of AI talks in September.
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