Anthropic accuses Chinese labs of distillation attacks
Accused Chinese labs of distillation attacks — about 24,000 fraudulent accounts and more than 16 million conversations
Why it matters
The distillation dispute moves from suspicion to quantified accusation. Choosing to disclose its detection work and seek an industry-wide response rather than sue reflects the limits of legal remedies
Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”
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