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Treasury Threatens Sanctions on Chinese AI as Big Tech Cries Theft

The Treasury Department is threatening sanctions against Chinese AI startup Moonshot for allegedly distilling Anthropic's Fable model, a technique U.S. labs use freely. The White House also claims Moonshot trained its AI model on a restricted Nvidia chip, while a Trump tech official accuses Moonshot of a 'large-scale' plot to steal from Anthropic.

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Treasury Threatens Sanctions on Chinese AI as Big Tech Cries Theft
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The Treasury Department is threatening sanctions against Chinese AI startup Moonshot for allegedly Moonshot allegedly distilled Anthropic's model—same technique U.S. labs use freely. Only one side gets called a thief.

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TechCrunchTreasury threatens sanctions after White House claims Moonshot distilled Anthropic's FableThe VergeChina’s Moonshot trained its AI model on a restricted Nvidia chip, White House claims.US News – Latest Breaking Headlines, Photos & Videos | New York PostTrump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of ‘large-scale’ plot to steal from Anthropic

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