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Irony alert: OpenAI whines that Chinese model stole its special IP that it stole from everybody else.

The Register AI + MLIndependent reporting·
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OpenAI has complained that a Chinese model used distillation of its outputs, while US model makers train on web data.

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“US model makers can train on web data - but distilling theirs is a 'national security…”
The Register AI + ML, 30 Sept 2026, 21:36.

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