Anthropic Accuses Alibaba Of Using Fake Accounts To Copy Claude AI Capabilities

Anthropic Accuses Alibaba Of Stealing Claude AI Capabilities Through Distillation Campaign (Image credit: AI-generated) The rivalry between China and the US has not been hidden. Now, the American tech giant Anthropic has accused China’s Alibaba of carrying out a large-scale operation to extract capabilities from its Claude AI model. As per Reuters, the Dario Amodei-led Anthropic has sent a letter to the US authorities and the startup claims that this activity took place between April 22 and June 5, 2026, using nearly 25,000 fake accounts that allegedly generated over nearly 28.8 million interactions with Claude. Here’s What Happened As per…