Srsly Risky Biz: US Vows to Fight Distillation Attacks
From Risky Bulletin by Risky Business Media
April 30, 2026 · 18 min
About this episode
Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack discuss the US government's efforts to combat distillation attacks by Chinese AI labs and the shift to botnets among Chinese threat actors.
Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about the US government stepping in to fight ‘distillation attacks’ by Chinese AI labs. These are methods used to steal the special sauce of frontier AI models simply by asking questions. They also discuss the wide-spread shift amongst Chinese threat actors to using botnets for all aspects of their operations. It’s a problem for defenders, but also a disruption opportunity for authorities. This episode is also available on YouTube.
People in this episode
Host: Tom Uren
Guest: Amberleigh Jack
Topics covered
- distillation attacks
- AI security
- cybersecurity
- botnets
- US government intervention
Keywords
- distillation attacks
- AI models
- cybersecurity
- botnets
- US government
- Chinese AI
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: US government, Chinese AI labs, Chinese threat actors
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