EventPolicyJuly 21, 2026
US threatens sanctions on Chinese AI models over IP theft

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open-source AI models if it finds evidence of IP theft, per Bloomberg. The warning follows Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 and an Axios report of a possible wholesale ban on Chinese open-source models.
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