Anthropic accuses Alibaba of ‘illicitly’ accessing AI models

japantimes.co.jp·Maggie Eastland·2026-06-25T15:02:00.000Z
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The article reports that Anthropic, a U.S. AI company, accused Alibaba of using nearly 25,000 fake accounts to access its advanced AI technology, Claude, in large numbers between April and June. It highlights concerns about Chinese tech firms gaining unauthorized access to American AI innovations, but doesn't include Alibaba's side or clarify whether the data pulled was highly sensitive. The framing emphasizes a competitive threat to U.S. tech leadership, encouraging wariness toward Chinese companies' access to American platforms.

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