NSA, FBI, CISA Report: Nearly Every Major Chinese AI Lab Distills US Models
chrisrohlf · x · 2026-09-09
A joint report by NSA Cyber, the FBI and CISA describes pervasive Chinese distillation attacks on US AI models as 'systematic extraction of proprietary functionalities and capabilities threatening US technological leadership.'
- Nearly every major Chinese AI lab is named, including DeepSeek, Moonshot, Alibaba, MiniMax and StepFun
- The report reads as agencies begging for robust policy countermeasures
- Commenter chrisrohlf argues AI chips are a unique chokepoint for denial, but existing rules aren't seriously enforced
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