Anthropic discovered Chinese AI laboratories conducting a large-scale ‘unauthorized distillation’ operation.

Anthropic has reported that it intercepted significant unauthorized attempts by various Chinese AI companies, including Alibaba, Moonshot, and DeepSeek, to exploit its Claude model in order to train their own AI systems. This incident marks one of the largest known “illicit distillation” efforts aimed at appropriating Anthropic’s more sophisticated technology. On Thursday, Anthropic explained that […]
Anthropic Claims Alibaba is Attempting to Steal Its AI Technology through ‘Distillation’ Strategy

Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Major AI Extraction Attempt Recently, Anthropic has made serious allegations against the Chinese tech corporation Alibaba, claiming it conducted the most significant known attempt to hijack its AI technology through a method called a “distillation” attack. On June 10, Anthropic sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, […]