Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of ‘Illicitly’ Accessing AI Models

Anthropic has accused Alibaba of orchestrating a large-scale campaign to gain unauthorized access to its Claude artificial intelligence models. The company alleges that Alibaba used thousands of fraudulent accounts to bypass security measures and circumvent restrictions that prevent Chinese users from accessing Anthropic’s technology. These claims highlight ongoing international tensions regarding the export of advanced AI tools and the challenges developers face in protecting their intellectual property from unauthorized cross-border scraping.