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Model Stealing

An attack where an adversary attempts to replicate a proprietary machine learning model by querying it and using the responses to train a substitute model.

In plain language

Copying someone else's AI by asking it questions repeatedly and using the answers to build your own version. Like reverse-engineering a secret recipe by ordering the same dish many times.

Why this matters

Model theft is a competitive and intellectual property risk. Your governance framework must include controls to protect proprietary models through access restrictions, query monitoring and legal safeguards.

Relevance

Governance

IP protection controls for proprietary AI models are a governance requirement that must be specified in your security and risk management policies.

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