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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that sanctions remain possible after a White House official accused Chinese AI firm Moonshot of improperly distilling Anthropic's Fable model. The accusation has intensified debates in Washington over Chinese open-weight AI models and potential intellectual property theft.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would examine open source models from China for signs of intellectual property theft, threatening sanctions against Chinese AI companies if IP theft is established. The statement comes as Chinese models gain capabilities and popularity, threatening American AI firms like OpenAI and Anthropic.