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Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Using Fake Accounts to Probe Claude

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Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Using Fake Accounts to Probe Claude
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By אליהו עמר

First reported by Calcalist · Jun 25, 2026

What happened

Anthropic says Alibaba used nearly 25,000 fake accounts and 28.8 million Claude interactions to help train rival AI models. The company says the operation was its largest known distillation attack, and Alibaba had not responded when Reuters reported the claim. The dispute adds to rising U.S.-China tensions over AI, espionage, and trade restrictions.

  • 01Anthropic accuses Alibaba of a massive effort to extract Claude’s capabilities.
  • 02The company says the operation used nearly 25,000 fake accounts and 28.8 million interactions.
  • 03Anthropic calls it its largest known distillation attack so far.
  • 04The allegations are tied to Alibaba and its AI lab, Qwen.
  • 05The case comes amid escalating U.S.-China AI and security tensions.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

In this story
People
OrganizationsAnthropic, Alibaba, Qwen, DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax, Pentagon, U.S. Commerce Department
PlacesUnited States, China, Beijing, Washington

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Now 14Right · HebrewJun 25, 2026
Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Using Fake Accounts to Probe Claude
CalcalistUnrated · HebrewJun 25, 2026
Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Using Fake Accounts to Extract Claude Data

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