Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese firms ‘exploiting’ U.S. AI models

FILE – White House director of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios speaks during a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U.S. in the AI race.

In a Thursday memo, Michael Kratsios, the president’s chief science and technology adviser, accused foreign entities “principally based