FBI warns about China theft of US AI technology

A journalist documents a screen displaying a digital sign language system driven by the Wu Dao 2.0 artificial intelligence system, during an organized media tour of the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence in Beijing, Feb. 10, 2022. [Reuters]

China is pilfering U.S.-developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology to enhance its own aspirations and to conduct foreign influence operations, senior FBI officials said Friday.

The officials said China and other U.S. adversaries are targeting American businesses, universities and government research facilities to get their hands on cutting-edge AI research and products.