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US Threatens Sanctions on Chinese AI Models Over IP Theft

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechCrunch AI ·

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models for alleged intellectual property theft. The move expands the Trump administration's efforts to slow China's AI advances. No specific models or timelines were announced.

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The threat signals escalating tech war rhetoric, but enforcement against open-source models remains legally and technically murky.
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