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Chinese AI companies 'distilled' Claude to improve own models, Anthropic says Reuters
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxNMWN4eF9ybjZaS0NxNE8zZDFZUjd2R3dwVFZERXlCQjZhb2prRGhLTXJRaUU3RV81TEpXM29yUGJPQ1F2Skl2eGo2T2s5aEVYZUFfc0lhMy1FZ1hVMWVXdWY3dEk4MWNWTzhHa3Y2LS1oTTVmSHowdjJaTTV2dGU3MGE1YmxldXJsOFRNamtFS21fZkdMTFoySlByVWRSaGltOTRORk1pYkpqd2dZVWJ1Sw?oc=5" target="_blank">Chinese AI companies 'distilled' Claude to improve own models, Anthropic says</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Anthropic alleges that three Chinese AI companies—DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax—used approximately 24,000 fake accounts to generate over 16 million interactions with its Claude model, violating terms of service and regional access restrictions.
Anthropic reports that three Chinese AI firms used 'distillation' techniques to illicitly enhance their models by interacting with Claude through 24,000 fake accounts, violating terms of service and regional access restrictions.

Anthropic accuses three Chinese AI laboratories—DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax—of using 'distillation' techniques to extract capabilities from its Claude model, potentially posing national security risks.
Anthropic alleges that three Chinese AI laboratories—DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax—used approximately 24,000 fraudulent accounts to generate over 16 million exchanges with its Claude chatbot in a coordinated 'distillation' campaign.
Anthropic reports that three Chinese AI companies—DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax—used 24,000 fake accounts to generate over 16 million interactions with its Claude model, employing 'distillation' techniques to illicitly enhance their own models.
Anthropic alleges that three Chinese companies used Claude to improperly obtain capabilities to enhance their own models, violating terms of service and regional access restrictions.
Anthropic accuses three Chinese AI companies of using Claude to improperly obtain capabilities to improve their own models, violating terms of service and regional access restrictions.
Anthropic alleges that DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax used approximately 24,000 fraudulent accounts to generate over 16 million exchanges with Claude in a coordinated 'distillation' campaign.
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