US Bill Targets Chinese and Russian Companies Alleged of AI Theft

US lawmakers are calling for action against Chinese and Russian companies accused of replicating American AI systems. A proposal in the US Congress aims to direct the identification of foreign companies using unauthorized query-and-copy methods on US models. Sanctions could be initiated, leveraging Commerce Department’s blacklist and presidential emergency economic powers from a 1977 law, as per a Bloomberg report. The proposed “Deterring American AI Model Theft Act” is gaining attention and is set for review by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Key figures such as Representative John Moolenaar support the bill to tackle model extraction attacks targeting American technologies….