US directs diplomats to flag risks of Chinese AI models using American tech: Report

The US State Department has asked its diplomats worldwide to raise concerns about what it says are efforts by Chinese companies, including AI ‌startup DeepSeek, to steal intellectual property from American AI labs, reports Reuters. Citing diplomatic cable, the report says diplomats have been instructed to speak to their foreign counterparts about “concerns over adversaries’ extraction and distillation of U.S. A.I. models.” Last week, the White House made similar accusations against Chinese companies, directing US counterpoints to explore measures to stop China from stealing US AI technology.

What cable to US diplomats across world says