Trump and Xi Are Expected to Discuss Accusations of Copying American A.I. Tech

American artificial intelligence companies have accused their Chinese counterparts of using a technique called distillation to enhance their own systems.

Trump and Xi Are Expected to Discuss Accusations of Copying American A.I. Tech

TL;DR

  • US AI companies accuse Chinese counterparts of intellectual property theft.
  • The alleged copying method is called "distillation," where data from existing AI systems is used to build new ones.
  • Alibaba is named as one of the Chinese tech giants involved.
  • President Trump listed "super intelligence" (AI) as a key discussion point with President Xi.
  • Trump suggested no changes would be made to current AI industry regulations.