Chinese AI labs secretly used millions of Claude exchanges to train their models, Anthropic says

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Anthropic said it detected unauthorized efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba and Moonshot AI to use its Claude models to help improve their own AI systems.

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  • Reported by CNBC World and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:59:45 UTC.

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