Anthropic Says Alibaba ‘Illicitly’ Accessing AI Model

Anthropic PBC accused Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. this week of conducting a large-scale effort to "illicitly" access its Claude artificial intelligence model. The AI safety company stated that Alibaba used thousands of fraudulent accounts to circumvent access controls and obtain the model's capabilities. This alleged misuse was detailed in a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. Anthropic has reportedly taken steps to block the fraudulent accounts and is investigating the extent of the data access. The accusation highlights ongoing challenges in protecting proprietary AI models from unauthorized use and intellectual property theft in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Alibaba has not yet publicly responded to the accusations.