White House accuses China of industrial scale AI theft threatening US tech innovation crackdown

A US crackdown could follow claims of AI lab data theft

The White House has accused China of industrial scale theft of intellectual property from American AI labs, saying the alleged practice exploits US innovation. Reporting by the Financial Times suggests the administration is preparing a direct crackdown. The move signals a hardening of international technology relations, with AI security at the center of US-China tension.