The White House said on April 23 that China and other foreign adversaries are carrying out “industrial-scale campaigns” to extract advanced American artificial intelligence technology. In a memo addressed to federal agencies, Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, stated that although the United States remains a global leader in AI, officials have evidence that foreign entities—primarily based in China—are systematically targeting U.S. frontier AI systems. According to the memo, these efforts involve “tens of thousands of proxy accounts” and the use of jailbreaking techniques designed to bypass safeguards and extract proprietary information. Kratsios said such campaigns exploit American innovation and technical expertise at scale....