Deterring AI distillationLawmakers are looking to address the threat of AI model distillation by adversaries, with a new bill introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Texas targeting illicit intellectual property infringement by Chinese actors. The BLADE Act mandates that the Executive Branch identify and consolidate the specific foreign entities driving illegal distillation operations. “The BLADE Act will expose and punish foreign entities that conduct hostile distillation campaigns against our frontier AI companies. Reps. Greg Casar, D-Texas, Valerie Foushee, D-N.C., and Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., introduced the AI Tax and Work Protection Act to prevent mass unemployment through a new oversight office created by taxes levied on AI developers. Aligning immigration with AI dominanceA bill introduced on Thursday seeks to better align immigration policy with the need to fortify the U.S. AI sector.