The White House accused foreign entities primarily based in China of running industrial-scale campaigns to extract capabilities from American artificial intelligence models, according to a memo from Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios and a statement he posted on X. The administration said it plans to take action to protect U.S. AI innovation and counter unauthorized model distillation efforts.
- A White House memo says foreign actors are using large numbers of proxy accounts and jailbreaking techniques to distill U.S. frontier AI systems.
- The administration said these campaigns are designed to extract capabilities and proprietary information from American models.
- The memo states that unauthorized distillation can enable lower-cost competing products while stripping away security protocols.
- The White House said lawful AI distillation remains part of a competitive ecosystem, but industrial-scale theft is unacceptable.
- The memo calls for federal agencies to work with private industry on best practices to identify, mitigate, and remediate such activity.
- The administration also said it is exploring measures to hold foreign actors accountable.
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