Anthropic Urges Congress to Crack Down on AI Distillation By Chinese Rivals (opens original article in a new tab)

Anthropic claims Alibaba-affiliated operators conducted large-scale AI model distillation on its Claude chatbot and is urging Congress to strengthen protections against such activities.

• Anthropic alleged Alibaba-affiliated operators conducted large-scale AI model distillation on Claude
• Anthropic urged Congress to strengthen export controls and penalize firms engaging in model extraction
• Anthropic framed AI distillation as a national security threat affecting U.S. technological leadership
• Letter mentions 28.8 million exchanges with Claude using 25,000 fraudulent accounts