Anthropic claims that China's Alibaba used 25,000 fake accounts and 28.8 million exchanges to illicitly 'distill' its Claude model — violations occurred from April to June 2026

Anthropic has accused Alibaba of engaging in a significant data theft operation involving over 25,000 fake accounts and 28.8 million exchanges to illicitly train its AI models using Anthropic's proprietary technology. This alleged breach occurred between April and June 2026 and has raised serious concerns about data security and intellectual property theft in the AI sector. Such actions highlight the growing tension between tech companies in different regions and underscore the need for stricter regulations to protect proprietary data and innovations.