One source familiar with the thinking at a major AI lab said the only way to stop firms like DeepSeek from distilling US models would be stringent know-your-customer requirements similar to how financial companies identify with whom they do business.
But nothing like that is set in stone, the source said. The administration of former President Joe Biden had put forth such requirements, which President Donald Trump may not embrace.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Jonathan Ross, chief executive of Groq, an AI computing company that hosts AI models in its cloud, has taken the step of blocking all Chinese IP addresses from accessing its cloud to block Chinese firms from allegedly piggybacking off the AI models it hosts.