U.S. Warns China Is Narrowing AI Gap as Model-Risk Debate Grows
U.S. agencies say Chinese developers used aggressive distillation tactics as new models from Alibaba, DeepSeek and Z.ai narrow the gap.
- On September 8, the FBI, National Security Agency, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency accused Chinese developers of "industrial-scale distillation," claiming firms extracted capabilities from advanced U.S. AI models through targeted activities.
- The U.S. has outpaced other nations in AI research for years, but experts report China is rapidly catching up this year, appearing to erase the established American lead despite U.S.-led restrictions.
- Beijing-Based startup Moonshot released Kimi K3, while Z.ai launched GLM-5.3 in August, raising Silicon Valley eyebrows; DeepSeek previewed its powerful V4 model featuring improved "agentic" capabilities.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated Chinese developers "distill our models and they can never get ahead of us," while China's state security minister Chen Yixin warned AI could threaten national security if used by "hostile forces."
- This debate intensifies ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected visit to Washington this month to meet President Donald Trump, as experts say the future of AI depends on establishing global governance frameworks.
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The Korea Times
As world debates risks of AI, China closes technology gap with US
HONG KONG — As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models. The U.S. has outpaced China and other countries in AI model capabilities, research, citations and other areas. But China has been rapidly catching up as an AI superpower even as U.S.-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the most advanced t…
As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the U.S.
As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models even as they express their own concerns.
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As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the US
The rapid development of artificial intelligence has sparked renewed debate about its risks, with both the United States and China expressing concerns.
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