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The US is urging AI companies to identify and secretly switch Chinese users to less-capable models…

…accusing six Chinese firms of aggressively copying US frontier models. The move escalates US-China tensions over AI model theft and export controls.

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The US is urging AI companies to identify and secretly switch Chinese users to less-capable models, accusing six Chinese firms of aggressively copying US frontier models. The move escalates US-China tensions over AI model theft and export controls.