Trump science advisor says Chinese actors are copying American AI at massive scale

THE DECODER / 4/24/2026

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Key Points

  • The US government claims it has evidence that Chinese actors are running large-scale industrial “distillation” campaigns aimed at American frontier AI models.
  • The Trump administration is taking steps to counter these alleged efforts.
  • The advisor’s remarks frame the issue as systematic copying rather than isolated incidents.
  • The article suggests the threat is significant enough to warrant government-level pushback against ongoing AI IP and capability replication.

The US government says it has evidence of large-scale, industrial distillation campaigns targeting American frontier models, with China as the primary culprit. Now the Trump administration is moving to fight back.

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