EventPolicyJuly 21, 2026

US threatens sanctions on Chinese AI models over IP theft

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US will examine open source AI models from China for IP theft and could sanction companies. 'We do not support is IP theft,' Bessent said on Fox Business, as Chinese models like Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 threaten US AI firms.

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