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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.

AI Policy • Ars Technica AI

The United States government formally accused six Chinese artificial intelligence companies of systematically reverse-engineering and replicating US-developed frontier models. Washington is urging domestic firms to identify and secretly route Chinese users to less-capable versions, escalating technical decoupling and export control measures.

Geopolitics & Security • Ars Technica AI