Hot Take: US says China stole its AI, here's what they won't tell you

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In late July, US officials accused China's Moonshot of "industrial-scale distillation" of Anthropic's AI and threatened sanctions. So what exactly do they mean by "distillation"? Does it amount to copying? And how did China's AI models achieve their rapid breakthroughs? Distillation is standard practice, widely used by US tech giants like Google and xAI. Many see calling distillation "theft" as a commercial tactic to slow down competitors, not a technical reality. US officials charge that large-scale unauthorized distillation violates terms of service and raises national security concerns. However, China's Commerce Ministry has hit back, accusing Washington of "double standards" and "typical AI hegemony." The Chinese ministry pointed out that many US AI companies have distilled Chinese models in their own research, development, and training, using the very technique the administration is now trying to ban. Elon Musk's team used it for Grok. Google even sells a distillation servic

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