The Shadow Model: China's Stealthy Use of US AI Research The quiet infiltration of American artificial intelligence research into China's defense systems sends a chilling message to policymakers in Washington.
A review of Chinese academic papers and patents by Reuters reveals that military researchers are using outputs from leading US AI models, including those developed by OpenAI and Anthropic, to train their own domestic AI systems for surveillance, cyber warfare, and tactical decision making.
This trend is not merely intellectual curiosity; it's a strategic move to bypass export controls imposed by the US on advanced chips and other strategic technologies.