Anthropic (ANTH) Accuses Alibaba (BABA) of 29M AI Extraction Attempts

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Anthropic (ANTH) has accused Alibaba (BABA) of conducting almost 29 million exchanges with its Claude AI system using fraudulent accounts. This incident is described as the largest extraction campaign of its kind according to Anthropic. The company urged Congress to impose penalties on those involved in such attacks, highlighting the risk these actions pose to U.S. technology and military. Allegations include that Alibaba is linked to the Chinese military, with further claims that such 'distillation attacks' jeopardize significant U.S. investment in AI development.