Sanctions and Entity List designations are on the table for Chinese AI models
The U.S. supports open-source AI but warns that Chinese companies engaging in covert distillation attacks that amount to IP theft will face sanctions and Entity List designations.
We support open-source AI and the innovation it unlocks. But open source is not open season on American IP. When PRC firms conduct covert, industrial-scale distillation attacks that cross the line into IP theft, sanctions and Entity List designations will be on the table.