CEOs Debate US Ban on Chinese AI Models
Founders of Plaid and Lindy discuss whether US restrictions on Chinese models prevent distillation of American AI.
Zachary Perret, CEO of Plaid, questioned how banning Chinese AI models in the US would prevent China from distilling knowledge from US frontier models. Flo Crivello, CEO of Lindy, replied that the ban would not stop distillation but would protect the US AI industry from resulting harm. The exchange highlights ongoing debate over export controls and their effectiveness against model knowledge transfer.
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CEOs Debate US Ban on Chinese AI Models
Founders of Plaid and Lindy discuss whether US restrictions on Chinese models prevent distillation of American AI.
Zachary Perret, CEO of Plaid, questioned how banning Chinese AI models in the US would prevent China from distilling knowledge from US frontier models. Flo Crivello, CEO of Lindy, replied that the ban would not stop distillation but would protect the US AI industry from resulting harm. The exchange highlights ongoing debate over export controls and their effectiveness against model knowledge transfer.
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@Altimor How does banning use of Chinese models in the US stop China from distilling US frontier models?
@zachperret it wouldn't stop them — but it would stop their doing it from hurting our ai industry