China & Michael Kratsios

China: China is implicated as the origin of the alleged distillation attacks, with Chinese companies like Alibaba Group accused of illicitly using US AI models. This event highlights the ongoing technological rivalry and intellectual property disputes between China and the United States.

Michael Kratsios: Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, published a memo indicating the US would crack down on attempts by Chinese companies to exploit outputs from US AI models, a warning that Anthropic claims Alibaba Group defied.