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OpenAI executive urges caution on China AI talks and warns of distillation

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Source: South China Morning Post

Caroline Zier, OpenAI’s deputy lead for national security, told a Hudson Institute discussion on Monday that Washington should be “clear-eyed” about what information it shares with Beijing in coming AI talks. Zier said unauthorised distillation of AI models comes largely from Chinese labs, seeks to take protected intellectual property and often strips safety guardrails from OpenAI’s models.

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US negotiators in AI talks with China are being urged to weigh what information they share against what they receive, as Zier doubts both sides mean the same thing by AI safety risks.

When
3 Nov 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0679
Who
OpenAI, Hudson Institute, Georgetown University Centre for Security and Emerging Technology, Chinese Ministry of Commerce, Institute for AI Policy and Strategy; Caroline Zier, Scott Bessent, He Lifeng, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Sam Bresnick, Michael Ortiz

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from South China Morning Post. Checked against the source on 3 Nov 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0679: “OpenAI executive urges caution on China AI talks and warns of distillation.” wheresthe.ai, 3 Nov 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-openai-executive-urges-caution-on-china-ai-talks-and-warn-2026-11/ (source: South China Morning Post).

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