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Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Anthropic released a report Thursday alleging that Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek have conducted distillation campaigns targeting Anthropic's AI models. Distillation refers to techniques used to extract and replicate capabilities from one AI system into another. Anthropic stated the attacks have increased in recent months. The report did not specify the methods used or the extent of any successful replication.
