What was copied?#
When one AI service behaves like another, what would establish how it got that ability? Stealing Intelligence looks at several possibilities. Someone may copy model files, train a smaller model on generated examples, recover a particular function through repeated queries, or forward requests to a model they already have access to.
How to evaluate a claim#
The book considers a student model trained with permission, a controlled extraction experiment, reports from AI providers, and a fictional service called Harbor Desk. Each case asks what was observed, which explanations fit the evidence, and what would resolve the remaining uncertainty.
What changes for users and builders#
How a service obtains a capability affects who can use it, where user data goes, and who can answer for the results. The book includes five figures, a glossary, and two reading sheets for assessing claims and examining a service before relying on it.