Anthropic warns of rising AI 'distillation' attacks, accuses Chinese firms of data siphoning

, DIGITIMES Asia, Taipei

Feb 24, 2026, 10:01 0

Credit: AFP

Anthropic has sounded the alarm over a surge in so-called "distillation" attacks, accusing several Chinese AI companies of improperly extracting knowledge from its Claude chatbot to enhance their own models. The claims highlight intensifying competition in...

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