U.S. Warns of Chinese Model-Distillation Campaigns
CISA, NSA, and FBI reportedly warned that Chinese AI companies conducted industrial-scale distillation from U.S. model APIs, allegedly using proxies and other intermediaries. The warning elevates API monitoring, model-extraction detection, export controls, and intelligence sharing as strategic priorities, although the public evidence and likely enforcement response remain unclear.
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Updated Sep 9, 2026