US Says Alibaba, DeepSeek Have ‘Systematically’ Siphoned AI Models
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Model weights and training pipelines are now being treated as strategic IP targets on par with advanced semiconductors—US agencies explicitly warning that Chinese firms have “systematically” extracted proprietary AI knowledge raises the bar on defensive posture. If you ship models or tooling, treat every external touchpoint—APIs, eval access, research collaborations—as a potential exfiltration vector and log, gate, and monitor accordingly.
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