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published_at: "2026-09-28T14:55:34.000Z"
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source_urls: ["https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/nvidias-jensen-huang-ai-distillation-china.html","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49879032","https://x.com/Reuters/status/2104989583666790504","https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/2104965579006484700","https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2104932058631958535","https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2104629913949254055","https://x.com/markgurman/status/2104973785283932205","https://x.com/JeffLadish/status/2104792972130935272"]
summary: "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argued that AI model distillation is \"competition\". U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called it \"theft.\""
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# Jensen Huang says AI distillation is 'competition\.'

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**Published:** 2026-09-28T14:55:34.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** nvidia, llm, regulation

## Summary

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argued that AI model distillation is "competition"\. U\.S\. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called it "theft\."

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/nvidias-jensen-huang-ai-distillation-china.html>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49879032>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2104989583666790504>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/2104965579006484700>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2104932058631958535>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2104629913949254055>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/markgurman/status/2104973785283932205>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/JeffLadish/status/2104792972130935272>)

