Anthropic has accused Alibaba of conducting a significant attack aimed at cloning its AI model, Claude. The allegations were detailed in a letter sent to Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren ahead of a Senate committee hearing on AI. Anthropic claims that between April 22 and June 5, operators affiliated with Alibaba generated over 28.8 million exchanges with Claude using nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts, violating the model's terms of service. The campaign reportedly targeted key capabilities of Claude, including agentic reasoning and software engineering.
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Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Cloning Attack on Claude
Anthropic has accused Alibaba of launching a major attack to clone its AI model, Claude. The allegations were presented in a letter to U.S. Senators, stating that the attack involved over 28.8 million exchanges through fraudulent accounts, violating Claude's terms of service.
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