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Treasury Secretary says its 'unacceptable' that Chinese open source AI models may have been built on 'IP theft

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Treasury Secretary says its 'unacceptable' that Chinese open source AI models may have been built on 'IP theft

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is looking into whether Chinese open source AI models were built on stolen IP.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is looking into whether Chinese open source AI models were built on stolen IP.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, expanding the Trump administration's campaign to slow China's AI advances. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is looking into whether Chinese open source AI models were built on stolen IP.

TechCrunch reported the story as "US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft."

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