US Lawmaker Asks Five AI Firms How They Guard Model Weights From China
Khanna said theft of model weights could erase the U.S. AI lead and asked firms to detail cybersecurity protections against hostile actors.
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US lawmaker asks five AI firms how they guard model weights from China
US Congressman Ro Khanna has asked five leading American AI companies to share what they know about attempts by China or other hostile actors to steal their model weights. The letters went to the chief executives of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX, Reuters reported. Model weights are the numbers learned during training that make […] This story continues at The Next Web
Leading Democrat asks AI firms for data on any Chinese access to sensitive code - Regional Media News
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A Democratic lawmaker is warning that Beijing could steal AI model weights developed by OpenAI, Anthropic and other top US firms, erasing the US edge over China in the AI race and posing a risk to US [...]
Democrat seeks data on Chinese access to sensitive code
WASHINGTON – A Democratic lawmaker is warning that Beijing could steal AI model weights developed by OpenAI, Anthropic and other top US firms, erasing the US edge over China in the AI race and posing a risk to US national security, Reuters reported. OpenAI and Anthropic have reported multiple instances of Chinese AI firms like […]
Ro Khanna asked OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX for information on possible attempts to steal AI model weights and the defenses they employ. The congressman also consulted three Chinese laboratories and the American intelligence community.
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