White House Accuses Chinese Startup of Distilling Anthropic's AI Model

A White House official accused a Chinese startup of illicitly distilling Anthropic's AI model and accessing banned Nvidia chips, escalating U.S. concerns over Chinese AI advances. The charge frames China's fast-rising open-weight models as partly built on stolen American technology and evaded export controls. It intensifies pressure for tighter enforcement as Washington scrambles to protect its lead in artificial intelligence.