Oct 19, 2023 16:00:00

``Five Eyes'' of five countries including the United States issue an unusual warning that China is stealing intellectual property with AI

On October 17, 2023,

the UKUSA Agreement , commonly known as the Five Eyes, which is a framework for sharing confidential information between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, announced that ``theft of intellectual property and hacking and espionage activities against each country They issued a joint statement accusing China of 'using AI.'

Five Eyes intelligence chiefs warn on China's 'theft' of intellectual property | Reuters
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Five Eyes spy chiefs warn Silicon Valley over Chinese threat

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FBI Director Christopher Wray invited heads of intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes to Silicon Valley on the 17th to share a sense of crisis about the risks posed by China in various high-tech fields such as quantum computing, AI, and synthetic biology. Did.

In a statement after the meeting, Wray said: 'This is the first time that the heads of five intelligence agencies have come together to discuss a full range of topics, an unprecedented event to confront an unprecedented threat. 'And almost every conversation about protecting innovation has one thing in common: the Chinese government.'

Secretary Wray continued, 'For years, China has used a web of technology to target companies with cyber intrusions, human espionage, and seemingly innocuous corporate investments and transactions. 'Every single thread that makes up the world is becoming more brazen and dangerous,' he said, expressing concern about China.

The FBI is particularly wary of AI enhancing a variety of fraudulent activities by China, which Director Wray has accused of stealing more personal and corporate data than any other country. .

Mike Burgess, director of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organization (ASIO), who attended the meeting, said: ``China is engaged in the most extensive, sustained and sophisticated theft of intellectual property and expertise in human history.'' He pointed out that the theft of intellectual property is only the first step toward military activities and political interference in other countries.

Burgess said that in September 2023, ASIO thwarted a Chinese plot to infiltrate academics into Australia's prestigious research institutions to steal sensitive information. But Mr Burgess said this kind of thing was commonplace in Australia and other countries. Ken McCallum, director of the British Intelligence Agency's Security Service (MI5), also said that MI5's investigations into China's secret activities will increase sevenfold from 2018 to 2023.

On the other hand, Chinese authorities responded to the Five Eyes joint statement, saying it was ``baseless and full of defamation'' and that China is committed to protecting intellectual property. A Chinese official told the British business newspaper Financial Times, ``The Five Eyes alliance is the world's largest intelligence organization and is used to creating and disseminating misinformation about China. 'They are eavesdropping on information and conducting espionage.'