Khanna asks AI firms for information on efforts by China to access code
Rep. Ro Khanna has requested information from major AI labs regarding potential efforts by China to access and steal model weights. The inquiry is part of the House Select Committee's oversight of AI security.
The leading Democrat on the House's select committee to investigate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is calling on the U.S.'s leading artificial intelligence labs for information on Beijing's alleged efforts to steal model weights from their firms. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Select Committee on the CCP, requested data Thursday...
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