WSJ Tech News Briefing · Wednesday, September 9, 2026
U.S. security agencies have accused six Chinese AI companies of systematically exploiting American AI models to train their own systems. The agencies described these activities as "aggressive, malicious, and targeted distillation activities at an industrial scale." Chinese officials have denied these accusations, calling them false smears.
“U.S. security agencies accused six Chinese AI companies yesterday of systematically exploiting American models to train their own systems.”
“The agencies, including the National Security Agency and the FBI, said the companies have engaged in quote, aggressive, malicious, and targeted distillation activities at an industrial scale.”
“A spokeswoman at China's foreign ministry said today that the U.S. should stop making false accusations and smearing China.”