Moonshot AI Theft Claim

Trump aides clash over China’s Moonshot AI and the future of open AI models.

China's Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, Trump tech adviser says

Startup founders urge Trump not to shut off Chinese open weight AI

US says Chinaâs Moonshot stole from Anthropic

Summary

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White House science and technology adviser Michael Kratsios said on July 22, 2026, that China’s Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic’s Fable model to develop its open-weight Kimi K3 model. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said sanctions remain possible, while the White House weighs restrictions on Chinese AI models amid internal debate with the Commerce Department. Nearly 200 Silicon Valley companies, including Proton and Y Combinator, urged the Trump administration not to block access to Chinese open-weight models. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also opposed a ban.

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Keep AI Open

The U.S. should keep Chinese open-source and open-weight AI models accessible instead of banning them out of fear. Treating AI models as software and allowing open competition will better support innovation than protectionist restrictions.