OpenAI Says People Linked to China's Moonshot Tried to Copy Its AI's Hidden Reasoning

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What happened

OpenAI says it disrupted a campaign involving 15,000+ users and ties a core cluster to people associated with Moonshot, the startup behind Kimi.

Key facts

  • OpenAI says it disrupted a campaign involving 15,000+ users and ties a core cluster to people associated with Moonshot, the startup behind Kimi.
  • Reported by Decrypt and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:46:03 UTC.

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  1. OpenAI Says People Linked to China's Moonshot Tried to Copy Its AI's Hidden Reasoning

  2. This AI Is Already Fooling People on Video Calls Into Thinking It's Human, Company Says

  3. California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Models That Hacked Their Way Out of a Test

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