TRU.S. President Donald Trump faces growing pressure over concerns that Chinese AI companies are using a technique called distillation to replicate U.S.-developed AI models like Anthropic's Claude. The controversy intensified with the release of Moonshot's Kimi K3, which White House officials claim was developed by illicitly copying Anthropic's models. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has threatened sanctions against China, while the U.S. considers restricting foreign-made open-source AI models. Startups argue such restrictions would harm competition and increase costs, leading 179 companies to urge the Trump administration to avoid banning these models. Critics suggest major U.S. AI firms like OpenAI and Anthropic may be seeking to limit competition from cheaper foreign alternatives.
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