Why A.I. Distillation Has Become a Hot Topic in the Race with China - The New York Times
archive.today webpage capture Saved from history←priornext→ 8 Jul 2026 22:07:11 UTC All snapshots from host www.nytimes.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee Credit... Ariel Davis SKIP TO CONTENT SKIP TO SITE INDEX Section Navigation American A.I. Companies Say Chinese Copycats Are Quickly Catching Up U.S. companies complain that competitors in China are unfairly copying their A.I. systems using a technique that has been around for years. Credit... Ariel Davis Listen · 8:55 min By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco July 6, 2026 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 The American companies building artificial intelligence systems are loudly complaining that their Chinese competitors are unfairly copying their technology, and they are pleading with officials to do something about it. On June 10, Anthropic sent a letter to Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren, accusing the Chinese tech giant Alibaba of surreptitiously copying its A.I. technologies using a techniqu