Michael Kratsios stories

Jul 21, 2026

White House accuses Moonshot AI of using banned Nvidia chips and distilling Anthropic models

White House official Michael Kratsios claimed Moonshot accessed restricted Nvidia GB300 processors in Thailand and distilled its Kimi K3 model from Anthropic's Fable. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said sanctions remain on the table against Chinese AI companies over alleged IP theft.

Jul 21, 20268 sources

Apr 24, 2026

White House Accuses China of Industrial-Scale AI Model Theft Campaign

White House science advisor Michael Kratsios accused China-based entities of conducting 'industrial-scale' campaigns to copy frontier AI models from US companies through distillation techniques. The Trump administration is moving toward countermeasures.

Apr 24, 20262 sources

Top claims

▪U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the U.S. could sanction Chinese AI companies if they are found to have engaged in intellectual property theft
▪Michael Kratsios alleged Moonshot AI used a "sophisticated internal platform" for large-scale distillation against U.S. models while trying to avoid detection
▪Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement with authors who alleged the company illegally downloaded and stored copyrighted books to train its AI

Subtopics

China tech & industrial strategy2 Model distillation2 U.S.–China relations2 AI copyright & training data1 AI foundation models1 AI Regulation1 AI security1 Compute, chips & AI infrastructure1 Scott Bessent1 Trump administration1 U.S. AI regulation1 US export controls (on AI chips)1

Related timelines