Bessent warns China could face sanctions over AI IP theft
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Tuesday the Trump administration could sanction China over intellectual property (IP) theft amid concerns about whether Beijing is relying on American AI to develop its own advanced models. "We've seen a lot of talk about you know open-source models coming and threatening the large language models in the U.S." Bessent...
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Published: 21 July 2026
Source: The Hill Technology
Category: News
Topics: Copyright & IP
Retrieved: 22 July 2026
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