In the Wild West of AI, Everybody Is Accusing Everybody Else of Theft

Chinese robotics startup JoyIn accused OpenAI of stealing its AI technology and website design for GPT-6 Astra, marking the first known Chinese claim against an American AI firm for distillation. The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency alleges major Chinese AI companies systematically extract proprietary U.S. AI model capabilities, possibly with government backing. OpenAI faces ongoing legal challenges over alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted material in AI training.