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Anthropic says Alibaba used fake accounts to illegally copy Claude

Anthropic accuses Alibaba of using 25,000 fake accounts and 28.8 million exchanges to illicitly distil its Claude model between April and June 2026.

Jun 25 · 15:26:04 · primary fetch5 sourcesupdated Jun 25 · 21:04:46

Anthropic claims that China's Alibaba used 25,000 fake accounts and 28.8 million exchanges to illicitly 'distill' its Claude model — violations occurred from April to June 2026 Tom's Hardware

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Tom's HardwareAnthropic claims that China's Alibaba used 25,000 fake accounts and 28.8 million exchanges to illicitly 'distill' its Claude model — violations occurred from April to June 2026primary15:26:04
Yahoo TechAnthropic Says Alibaba Ran a 44-Day Operation to Steal Claude’s Brain21:04:46
TechSpotAnthropic accuses China's Alibaba of stealing Claude's AI capabilities19:31:00
Cybersecurity InsidersAnthropic accuses China Alibaba of conducting Distillation Attack on Claude AI Models17:36:59
YahooAnthropic accuses Alibaba of mass distillation attack on Claude AI15:37:54

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